I've been with clear.net on dial-up for 10 years and haven't made the switch to
broadband yet. (I'd prefer to support wireless and detest traffic charges.)
I got a clear account bundled with the computer I bought, and that was alright
with me because Telecom's phone service sucked. (I switched my phone a few
years later). No major complaints so far.
But I'd be interested to know how anyone on this list rates TelstraClear's
broadband, either paradise.net or clear.net.
Their website needs a major overhaul - still - for ease of navigation. (Too
many broken and misleading links.) But, just for the record... Telstra's entry
level offering for cable is:
* 1G of traffic $30/month / + 250MB additional usage packs @ $2.95/month
each
* 2Mbps downstream / 2 Mbps upstream
That could be OK for someone with a not-large network (like me).
(More details at www.telstraclear.co.nz/residential/inhome/internet/highspeed)
----- Original Message -----
From: Jasper Bryant-Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: XTRA Broadband dead (again)
> On Aug 27, 2007 21:58:11, Stein Magne wrote:
> > Den 27. aug. 2007 kl. 21.38 skrev Jasper Bryant-Greene:
> >> Anywhere, but be prepared to pay vast build costs if fibre isn't nearby
already, and expect high monthly costs compared to cable or ADSL ($2k/mo for
10Mbit symmetric is a reasonable cost in my experience).
> >
> > A 10Mb fiber connection should no cost more then 70$. 2K is just
madness. I think they is confusing private and companies.... Arrrgh.
>
> Yeah, I should clarify that 'reasonable' in that context meant 'reasonable
in terms of what NZ ISPs charge'. Not 'reasonable in terms of common sense
and the actual value of the service'. :)
