It goes without Saying That EVERYONE wants a Faster and Cheaper Comms
Network.
If there are one or more Companies supplying these services at a profit rate
that is outside the "FAIR GO" %,
then We should ALL be on it's case to get it FIXED.

I'm only a punter for these services and can't make any judgments on right
or wrong.
If someone could provide some cost+expenses figures for our Network
providers, I might be able to make a Judgment.

Barry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sascha Beaumont" <sascha@squiggle.gen.nz>
To: <adsl@lists.unixathome.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: JetStream pricing for national versus international traffic

> > So how can we
> > bring pressure to bear on Telecom to correct this glaring anomaly and
> > differentiate between national and international traffic in their
pricing
> > model for full rate JetStream customers?
>
> We cant. And we wont. Unfortunately.
>
> I dont even know if telecoms network would sustain the load that would
> be put on it by such a change. The other problem when people have such
> low download limits of 1Gb if they hit on a .nz site to download
> something and that .nz site is hosted overseas, they will complain to
> telecom yet it is entirely their fault.
>
> I can't even imagine the skyrockting usage of p2p.net.nz if you could
> have affordable/cheap/'free' full rate transfers around new zealand.
>
> Compared to the other options available for 2Mbit+ connections in NZ
> Jetstream is very reasonably priced. Telstra Clear offer broadband
> connections, 2Mbit (256k up) cable access or Tempest 2Mbit burstable
> connection.(delivered via wireless, dsl, whatever depending on your
> exact needs.) TelstraClear with paradise are the only one of the low
> cost providers that differentiate between national and international
> traffic... and by capping upstream to 256k they limit the possible
> damage to their network by bandwidth hogging users and their peer to
> peer filesharing.
>
> JetStream Home1000 - $89
> Paradise Broadband Max 2mbps - $93 + $17 modem rental = $110
> Tempest1000 - $199 + $50 router rental = $250
>
> There is no incentive for Telecom to change their pricing model. We only
> saw datacaps introduced to the 128k Jetstream Starter connection by ISPs
> after the problems introduced by p2p filesharing.. a gigabyte a day in
> the extreme curcumstances... imagine if that were to become a gigabyte
> an hour because you could get unmetered full rate local data transfers.
>
> Bandwidth in NZ is expensive, Jetstream provides affordable connections
> to home users and business who want to download that 5Mb email
> attachment now, who dont want to wait for that webpage to load. If the
> system is open to abuse, that abuse will happen. Anyone disagree?
>
> Sascha
>
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