[wellylug] New prices for TelstraClear Cable
Tim Nicholas
tim at nicholas.net.nz
Wed Mar 3 18:11:23 NZDT 2004
Donald Gordon wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 01:11:27 +1300
> Rob Giltrap <rob at ubietygroup.com> wrote:
>
>
>>HighSpeed 5G offers 2048 kbps/512 kbps and 5 Gigabytes for $59.95
>>($84.90 with phone). Lightspeed 10G provides a staggering 10240
>>kbps/1024 kbps - 200 times faster than dial-up - plus 10 Gigabytes for
>>$139.95 ($164.90 with phone). Additional usage charges are charged in
>>blocks, depending on the plan chosen, and range from 4.95c per megabyte
>>down to 1.5c per megabyte.
>
>
> According to http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3552257 :
>
> "The previous split charging for international and domestic traffic has
> been abandoned, with all data charged at the same rate."
>
> That's really annoying. I liked the old scheme - this means that the
> new 1GB plan is faster, but gives you much less traffic than the old
> one, depending on your usage :-(
>
> donald
>
>
Not quite sure why anyone would report this:
"TelstraClear is challenging Telecom with a range of new fast Internet
access plans with LARGE MONTHLY DATA ALLOWANCES in areas covered by its
cable network - Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch."
Since the data caps are either smaller or the same size as the only
previous plan which actually had users, the statement a little misleading.
Which brings me to another point: Does anyone know anyone on the
previous 'fast' plan? The one with 1GB of initial data allocated?
Tim
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