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bakewells5856: As a rural user I do feel quite ripped off. we pay more for a fraction of the speeds anyone else in NZ would get
NonprayingMantis:bakewells5856: As a rural user I do feel quite ripped off. we pay more for a fraction of the speeds anyone else in NZ would get
You pay a few bucks more for broadband, us urban dwellers pay hundreds of thousands more for real estate. I think you have the better end of the deal.
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Buzz Bumble: Something we already knew from today's Herald on Sunday ...Costly internet
New Zealand's broadband internet services are among the most expensive
in the 34-nation OECD. New rankings show the country's cheapest plans are
the seventh most exepensive, and high-end plans are among the dearest.
Internet New Zealand chief Jordan Carter said planned changes should
improve prices.
michaelmurfy:NonprayingMantis:bakewells5856: As a rural user I do feel quite ripped off. we pay more for a fraction of the speeds anyone else in NZ would get
You pay a few bucks more for broadband, us urban dwellers pay hundreds of thousands more for real estate. I think you have the better end of the deal.
Nailed it!
bakewells5856: As a rural user I do feel quite ripped off. we pay more for a fraction of the speeds anyone else in NZ would get
Klipspringer: Fast internet comes at a cost unfortunately. Overall NZ is very well placed when it comes to our broadband speeds.
IMO I think the costs are just right. What ISP's in NZ should look at doing though is implementing slower speed connections for those that think its too expensive. Ie, plans for like $29 per month, standard broadband 1.5Mbit/s.
sbiddle:bakewells5856: As a rural user I do feel quite ripped off. we pay more for a fraction of the speeds anyone else in NZ would get
Rural users should pay more for broadband. If they did it could be used to justify the upgrade of equipment that can't be justified otherwise because it's providing a loss making service.
bakewells5856:sbiddle:bakewells5856: As a rural user I do feel quite ripped off. we pay more for a fraction of the speeds anyone else in NZ would get
Rural users should pay more for broadband. If they did it could be used to justify the upgrade of equipment that can't be justified otherwise because it's providing a loss making service.
thats the thing though, its not being upgraded and there isnt any plans to upgrade it in the near future. over the past years it has only gotten slower. Meanwhile, everywere else is getting plenty of upgrades.
if they actually did put money into upgrading it I would be happy to pay extra, sadly this isnt the case though.
TimA:bakewells5856:sbiddle:bakewells5856: As a rural user I do feel quite ripped off. we pay more for a fraction of the speeds anyone else in NZ would get
Rural users should pay more for broadband. If they did it could be used to justify the upgrade of equipment that can't be justified otherwise because it's providing a loss making service.
thats the thing though, its not being upgraded and there isnt any plans to upgrade it in the near future. over the past years it has only gotten slower. Meanwhile, everywere else is getting plenty of upgrades.
if they actually did put money into upgrading it I would be happy to pay extra, sadly this isnt the case though.
It really makes sense to keep our main cities in the dark ages. We can supply Fibre to 1000 homes or make ADSL2 available with no congestion to 20 users.
You tell me what one makes the economic sense. Hopefully by 2020 all the main cities are 100% fibre cabled and the ADSL equipment will be pulled out and then the country will invest in the countryside.
bakewells5856:sbiddle:bakewells5856: As a rural user I do feel quite ripped off. we pay more for a fraction of the speeds anyone else in NZ would get
Rural users should pay more for broadband. If they did it could be used to justify the upgrade of equipment that can't be justified otherwise because it's providing a loss making service.
thats the thing though, its not being upgraded and there isnt any plans to upgrade it in the near future. over the past years it has only gotten slower. Meanwhile, everywere else is getting plenty of upgrades.
if they actually did put money into upgrading it I would be happy to pay extra, sadly this isnt the case though.
bakewells5856:
maybe they should have higher pricing for those on the new RBI cabinets, similar to the way UFB has higher pricing than adsl2. to have higher prices for all rural users just seems unfair
bakewells5856:TimA:bakewells5856:sbiddle:bakewells5856: As a rural user I do feel quite ripped off. we pay more for a fraction of the speeds anyone else in NZ would get
Rural users should pay more for broadband. If they did it could be used to justify the upgrade of equipment that can't be justified otherwise because it's providing a loss making service.
thats the thing though, its not being upgraded and there isnt any plans to upgrade it in the near future. over the past years it has only gotten slower. Meanwhile, everywere else is getting plenty of upgrades.
if they actually did put money into upgrading it I would be happy to pay extra, sadly this isnt the case though.
It really makes sense to keep our main cities in the dark ages. We can supply Fibre to 1000 homes or make ADSL2 available with no congestion to 20 users.
You tell me what one makes the economic sense. Hopefully by 2020 all the main cities are 100% fibre cabled and the ADSL equipment will be pulled out and then the country will invest in the countryside.
thats not my point, it makes perfect sense to be upgrading the main cities first. what im saying is that if we are to be stuck on a congested conklin with no plans for upgrade, if anything it should cost less, not more. I feel like were paying extra to upgrade someone elses internet
maybe they should have higher pricing for those on the new RBI cabinets, similar to the way UFB has higher pricing than adsl2. to have higher prices for all rural users just seems unfair
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