> > a) Is it possible to get two ADSL connections into a house with two
phone
> > lines? (basically I mean are there issues... do they conflict with each
> > other etc?)
>
> Can't see why not.
Just considering the possibility of vague problems that I don't know
anything about (wire crosstalk would be a prime example ;)
> Is the second line dead (silence) or does it give you the service
> unavailable tone? If it's the latter, then yes Telecom can do it. Whether
> they're willing to or not is another matter.
Cheers, I'll keep that in mind if I have to argue with anyone ;)
> I'm sure with enough patience you could make this work, but to me it seems
> insane to go to so much trouble when Telecom could achieve a better result
> by just changing one number. And charge appropriately, of course.
Of course, that's how I see it... I would much prefer just to buy into a 256
or 512 setup, but I have to consider the possibility that Telecom wont go
faster themselves, and also wont allow anyone else to. This is my next-best
solution, until someone IS offering faster connections in Auckland. I know
there is already one alternative, but that is not an option for reasons best
kept off list.
> I had been putting off changing to a Jetstart account at home in the hope
> that Clear would come out with a 256k or 384k flat rate option. They
> haven't, so it looks like 128k for me. Boo hoo.
Sounds like you're looking for exactly the same thing as me. How much
demand do you think there would need to be before Telecom would see it as
viable?
> I took a quick look at ADSL prices overseas. I know there's many reasons
why
> a comparison like this isn't fair, but here are the numbers anyway:
>
> Down Up Limit NZ$/Meg NZ$/month Name
>
> 1500 768 none n/a 256 GTE ADSL
> 1500 256 none n/a 93 Bellsouth FastAccess
> 1500 128 none n/a 256 PTCI JETNET ADSL
> 1500 128 none n/a 133 Lightning Bolt DSL
> 1500 128 none n/a 107 Keytech Standard Residential ADSL
> 768 768 none n/a 191 GTE ADSL
> 768 384 none n/a 163 Gower.Net Residential ADSL
> 768 128 none n/a 130 Ameritech SpeedPath 768
> 768 128 none n/a 140 PTCI JETNET ADSL
> 768 128 none n/a 45 GTE ADSL
> 640 90 none n/a 116 Bell Atlantic ADSL
> 384 384 none n/a 93 GTE ADSL
> 384 128 none n/a 128 Gower.Net Residential ADSL
> 384 128 none n/a 95 PTCI JETNET ADSL
For the record, I would take any one of these offerings! Upstream is not an
issue, as long as it's a minimum of 64k. Maybe it's time I moved to another
country =(
You say it's not a fair comparison... what do these countries have that NZ
doesn't? Is it purely an economic thing? (Large numbers of people is
something these countries have...) What are the obstacles that prevent
Telecom offering customizable bandwidth limits?
128k down / 128k up = Jetstart
3000k down / ? up = Jetstream
There's not really a lot of options there... there's room at LEAST for a
256k,512k and 1000 or 1500k offering...
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Received on Fri Mar 2 11:31:20 2001