I am in a similar position to Mike Bray http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=49&TopicId=13078 in that I am looking to come to New Zealand from the UK. I was disappointed (although there is nothing I can do about it) about the reported standard of broadband there.
It made me smile, somewhat, because, in Europe, UK is a bit of a laughing stock (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/29/nspeed129.xml) and reading that thread made me count my blessings, even though where I live, broadband standard is far lower than the national average.
I am finding it hard to get any sense, from isp websites (even www.telecom.co.nz ) of what speeds I might reasonably expect. They all seem so cagey!!!!
Are there any signs that might indicate NZ upgrading its BB to something like 1500 to 2000 kbps (faster pings might be nice, but is probably not critical)?
Polly
PS Hello from a newbie here!!!!