On Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 02:15:06PM +1100, DaZZa wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, John Ferlito wrote:
>
> > > I don't find them cheap http://www.corporate.pacific.net.au/adsl.html . I am
> > > with telstra and at the same cost of a 256/64 at $89 with those guys I have
> > > a 512/128 with unlimited downloads where the pacific charge per meg....
> >
> > If you're a home user no they aren't cheap, but it is
> > *corporate*.pacific. If you compare Telstras business plans to PI's
> > plans then yes PI is significantly cheaper.
>
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Ahh ok I didn't realise it was at 15c/MEg thought it was less.
> Eventually yes, Pacific will work out cheaper - and the gradient will grow
> steeper the more data you download. However, that's for _Corporate_ plans
> - nobody mentioned business - most of the people on this list want it for
> home use - where Telstra is _way_ out in front, as much as I hate to say
> it.
PI isn't aiming at the home market with that product though
that's why it's useless to compare them to Telstra on this list :)
I doubt anyone will ever be able to compete with telstra on the
home users front. Put it this way with the way I'm currently using
bandwidth on ADSL the only way for telstra to break even. And that's on
bandwidth cost alone forgetting all their overheads and capital. Telstra
would have to be getting a domestic/internation traffic at arounf 1.5c/M
none else in the market except perphaps Optus can compete with that
things may change with Southern Cross but I'll believe it when I see it.
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John Ferlito
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