$2 Per GB Thread

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RRman

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#63501 28-Jun-2010 16:58

So I know this is happening in july and its going to be a good deal simply if you think about it

Pro Plan Is $80 for 40Gb

So divide that up 80 / 40 = $2

So there you go we dont need a new 80, 100 or 120GB plan this will work out great.

My Question is however have we got an official date for the plan change, or is it just sometime in july ???

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#346100 28-Jun-2010 17:18

I haven't even heard it was changing, have you got a link to where it's been officially announced?

RRman

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#346104 28-Jun-2010 17:23

check out the big time removal thread a telecom rep is saying it

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?topicid=61628&forumid=39&page_no=1

also it was reported on stuff.co.nz when big time was removed

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#346105 28-Jun-2010 17:23

Will they get rid of the other plans, like adventurer?

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#346108 28-Jun-2010 17:34

RRman: So I know this is happening in july and its going to be a good deal simply if you think about it

Pro Plan Is $80 for 40Gb

So divide that up 80 / 40 = $2

So there you go we dont need a new 80, 100 or 120GB plan this will work out great.

My Question is however have we got an official date for the plan change, or is it just sometime in july ???

+1, is it start of new plan month? or can I power cycle my modem on the first and expect $2 a gb?

I have moved across the ditch. Now residing in Melbourne as a VOIP/Video Technical Trainer/Engineer.

VinLew

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#346109 28-Jun-2010 17:35

@RRman, you might want to read this - Important
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skewt

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#346115 28-Jun-2010 17:55

@vinlew. This isnt confidential info, it was released at time big time plan removal was announced

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#346116 28-Jun-2010 17:58

Sorry mate, this isn't confidential, it can be found on google:
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/telecom-pulls-all-you-can-eat-broadband-plan-123269

We just want clarification

UPDATE: Telecom has released the following statement:

"Customers using the Big Time plan will be communicated with in the coming months and given advanced notice before we need to move them to another option. We will look at their average data usage and recommend the best option for them.

"Those with high data use may suit the Pro plan so from July we are adjusting the price of overage on our Pro plan (monthly plan price of $79.95) which has the largest monthly data allowance (40GB) ? previously it was $20 per Gigabyte (GB) and it will be $2 per GB (or part thereof).

"We appreciate that there will be a small number of extreme users who will not be happy with this outcome".

- all we are wanting to know is the exact starting date :)

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#346130 28-Jun-2010 18:49

So where does it say the new plan WILL be $80 per month, and WILL include 40gig? Either, A you know and you are breaking a NDA, or B, you do not know, and you are guessing based on the overage charge.
I cannot see where you have proof of that figure?

JimmyLizar

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#346134 28-Jun-2010 19:04

rscole86: So where does it say the new plan WILL be $80 per month, and WILL include 40gig?

I dont think there is a new plan coming up. Aren't Telecom suggest that user of Bigtime transfer to one of the existing plans on offer (refer here).

The existing PRO plan is $80 and does have a 40GB cap.

.....c'mon sucker lick my battery........
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RRman

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#346139 28-Jun-2010 19:39

rscole86: So where does it say the new plan WILL be $80 per month, and WILL include 40gig? Either, A you know and you are breaking a NDA, or B, you do not know, and you are guessing based on the overage charge.
I cannot see where you have proof of that figure?

lol yea read it correctly dude

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#346150 28-Jun-2010 20:20

Apologies, I read it, and re-read it, as a new plan, as opposed to changing the existing plan. As you did not mention you were reffering to the overage charge.

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#346156 28-Jun-2010 20:51

$2 a GB is awesome, under Bigtime I got to (and still get at the moment) a fixed bill.

Let say I do 200 GB - under Bigtime it cost $79... This is a bit of gaming, and lots of HD Youtube, and few movies, and maybe a couple of Linux training videos, nothing too hard strenuous on Bigtime. Certainly nowhere near the 1000 GB + some where/are doing.

On the Pro Plan, it only costs $79 for the first 40 GB, and then only $2 a GB for the next 160 GB, which is only $320 bucks. So instead of paying a huge $79, I get a massive saving by paying $400 bucks for the same thing.

This is huge - go $2 a GB. I'm wrapped... I don't need a new plan... Just like the OP said, this will work out just great...

JimmyLizar

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#346159 28-Jun-2010 20:59

you forgot the sarcasm tags ;-)

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RRman

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#346166 28-Jun-2010 21:19

RustyGonad: $2 a GB is awesome, under Bigtime I got to (and still get at the moment) a fixed bill.

Let say I do 200 GB - under Bigtime it cost $79... This is a bit of gaming, and lots of HD Youtube, and few movies, and maybe a couple of Linux training videos, nothing too hard strenuous on Bigtime. Certainly nowhere near the 1000 GB + some where/are doing.

On the Pro Plan, it only costs $79 for the first 40 GB, and then only $2 a GB for the next 160 GB, which is only $320 bucks. So instead of paying a huge $79, I get a massive saving by paying $400 bucks for the same thing.

This is huge - go $2 a GB. I'm wrapped... I don't need a new plan... Just like the OP said, this will work out just great...

lol i doubt that you had any fun playing online with the big time slow speeds, even youtube loaded slow.

the speed at my place was just unbearable some days

yes it would suck if you downloaded 200gb a month, but dam maby you should cut some of that down (dont watch hd youtube, whats the point lol)

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#346172 28-Jun-2010 21:41

RRman:
RustyGonad: $2 a GB is awesome, under Bigtime I got to (and still get at the moment) a fixed bill.

Let say I do 200 GB - under Bigtime it cost $79... This is a bit of gaming, and lots of HD Youtube, and few movies, and maybe a couple of Linux training videos, nothing too hard strenuous on Bigtime. Certainly nowhere near the 1000 GB + some where/are doing.

On the Pro Plan, it only costs $79 for the first 40 GB, and then only $2 a GB for the next 160 GB, which is only $320 bucks. So instead of paying a huge $79, I get a massive saving by paying $400 bucks for the same thing.

This is huge - go $2 a GB. I'm wrapped... I don't need a new plan... Just like the OP said, this will work out just great...

lol i doubt that you had any fun playing online with the big time slow speeds, even youtube loaded slow.

the speed at my place was just unbearable some days

yes it would suck if you downloaded 200gb a month, but dam maby you should cut some of that down (dont watch hd youtube, whats the point lol)

Ahh - I knew I missed something - Stop using the interweb - thats it... thats the solution... Bigtime is always slow, thats why those guys only got to 1 TB a month...

I'll sell the HD TV now and head back to the good old CRT and dial up...

Believe me it'd be nice not to have to use 200 GB - but it'd also be nice if TVNZ could broadcast their shows in HD, along with DD, so that I didn't have to download so many Linux training videos.

It'd also be nice if XBox demos were 4 MB instead of 1 GB, it'd also be nice if online purchasing went away so that I didn't have to buy any downloadable games. After all its much more convenient to head down to Dick Smith.

At the same time it'd also be nice if the world went back to VHS tapes, so that I didn't have to download any movies (from XBox Video service of course)...

It'd be nice to watch this years Top Gear within 6 months of it coming out as well, and maybe even in HD...

But instead we are all stuck with this changing world - which you won't get too see much of @ $2 a gig.

Never mind - you might figure all this out in a couple of years time...

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