>From: "Sascha Beaumont" <sascha@squiggle.gen.nz>
>Clear Tempest is a _great_ service.
>We run it at work where we have been
>lucky enough to get it delivered via an HDSL connection.

OK, you have a true flat rate broadband service, very rare in NZ.

>So as such with so much bandwidth to spare we've got nothing
>better to do than run a couple of counterstrike gameservers ;)

Make true broadband available and people will use it.

>As for shifting a large amount of data, we've shifted around
>half a terrabyte in some months so the connection is definetly
>good for that.

And you do.use it :)

On Telecom Jetstream that would cost around $50,000 a month, I assume you
are paying about $500/month.
Shows how much Telecom is screwing NZ businesses for broadband.

>All in all, its a very worthwhile service if you're able to get it, but
>it is a "shared", unguaranteed service.

Wouldn't it be nice if TelstraClear could access the local loop so we could
all have true Broadband DSL services.

We are lucky enuf to have the 256k flat rate version of the Tempest product
for $99 a month, it is faster and more reliable than full rate Jetstream.

Cheers

BG.

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