Telecom breaking contracts?

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Uber Geek

#350072 12-Jul-2010 07:55

kaljames79: yeah you would rather live in a country where companies walk all over the consumers because nobody will put up a fight; great country mate.
Bottom line is Kiwis as consumers are pansies who think being raped in the wallet is the norm.

then you should migrate overseas and see how is life there. much less of this welfare state for sure.

kaljames79

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Master Geek

#350075 12-Jul-2010 08:11

rayonline:
kaljames79: yeah you would rather live in a country where companies walk all over the consumers because nobody will put up a fight; great country mate.
Bottom line is Kiwis as consumers are pansies who think being raped in the wallet is the norm.

then you should migrate overseas and see how is life there. much less of this welfare state for sure.

Dont worry Ray, I will be leaving the nannystate of NZ but first I would like to do some good.

tamulmol

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Geek

#350599 13-Jul-2010 12:36

It is sad that telecom will discontinue BigTIme service. It is hard now for me to believe any future advertisement or offer they are giving to the customers.

Kelem

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Master Geek

#350918 13-Jul-2010 17:01

I shed no tears when on monday i found exactly how much i pay telecom for mobiles. home phone and data.

I will not miss the constant BS that rolls out of that company, At least that is what i told them very nicely

sadamhu

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Wannabe Geek

#350988 13-Jul-2010 18:11

Kelem: I will not miss the constant BS that rolls out of that company, At least that is what i told them very nicely

Same. When oct 8 comes I'll be outta there.

Kelem

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Master Geek

#351012 13-Jul-2010 18:47

Even better my cell will be off contract - i won't have to give them another cent more than i have too

New home, BB, and cell package ready to go. Took less than 24 hrs, and looking at saving $$$.00 per month.

quickymart

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#351022 13-Jul-2010 19:02

$0 per month??

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cafeg

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Ultimate Geek

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#351045 13-Jul-2010 19:41

Kelem: Even better my cell will be off contract - i won't have to give them another cent more than i have too

New home, BB, and cell package ready to go. Took less than 24 hrs, and looking at saving $$$.00 per month.

Wow, what a saving... I wish I could get a plan where I saved $$$.00 per month
You are really lucky !!

( Sarcasm - Yes )

MikeyPI

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Ultimate Geek

#351086 13-Jul-2010 20:48

Funny thing is when Big Time rolled into town, some heralded it as the coming of the internet and how VFNZ were lagging. Oblivious to the fact that the plans are uneconomic, unsustainable, and the same people championing it, were the same people sucking a terra a month, choking up the system.

cafeg

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#351099 13-Jul-2010 21:05

MikeyPI: Funny thing is when Big Time rolled into town, some heralded it as the coming of the internet and how VFNZ were lagging. Oblivious to the fact that the plans are uneconomic, unsustainable, and the same people championing it, were the same people sucking a terra a month, choking up the system.

Yes exactly, they were able to suck over a terrabyte a month by bypassing the shaping and going fullspeed even during peaktime. Which is why they were saying it was the best thing since sliced bread.
The ones complaining were trying to download normally not bypassing the shaping.

One thing though, I don't think they will be able to do it anywhere else as the other ISP's don't have the bandwidth and speeds telecom has..
So the terrabyters have gone and shot themselves in the foot and the rest of us as well !

Thanks for that ...

Kelem

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Master Geek

#351103 13-Jul-2010 21:20

cafeg:
MikeyPI: Funny thing is when Big Time rolled into town, some heralded it as the coming of the internet and how VFNZ were lagging. Oblivious to the fact that the plans are uneconomic, unsustainable, and the same people championing it, were the same people sucking a terra a month, choking up the system.

Yes exactly, they were able to suck over a terrabyte a month by bypassing the shaping and going fullspeed even during peaktime. Which is why they were saying it was the best thing since sliced bread.
The ones complaining were trying to download normally not bypassing the shaping.

One thing though, I don't think they will be able to do it anywhere else as the other ISP's don't have the bandwidth and speeds telecom has..
So the terrabyters have gone and shot themselves in the foot and the rest of us as well !

Thanks for that ...

And how does that not make telecom the best part of incompetent for letting it happen?

MikeyPI

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Ultimate Geek

#351109 13-Jul-2010 21:30

Kelem:
And how does that not make telecom the best part of incompetent for letting it happen?

It doesnt, who said it did?

cafeg

697 posts

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#351112 13-Jul-2010 21:36

They weren't incompetent for letting it happen,
They were incompetent for not having a fair use policy in place that they could use to cut the terrabyters if they needed to.

And yes I know it wouldn't be true unlimited with that policy in place, but then what is unlimited/all you can eat in this world of the internet..

But then If I was walking down the road minding my own biz and you shot me, does that mean its my fault because I was walking down the road or your fault for shooting me ?

Kelem

188 posts

Master Geek

#351121 13-Jul-2010 21:54

MikeyPI:
Kelem:
And how does that not make telecom the best part of incompetent for letting it happen?

It doesnt, who said it did?

Only me on this page. but i do try and avoid rewarding incompetence with support and payment.

Kiwi1971

696 posts

Ultimate Geek

#351423 14-Jul-2010 15:07

So has anyone been able to break contract without penalty because Telecom will no longer provide the service people signed up for?

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