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Re: More info on new plans

From: Mark Foster <blakjak_at_blakjak.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:06:21 +1300 (NZDT)
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0602132305470.1709@maverick.blakjak.net>

>> To Clarify, i've always understood Jetstream in NZ to be
>> RA-ADSL (RADSL?) - Rate Adaptive, (Asyncronous) Digital Subscriber Line.
>> Aka, the downstream rate is rate-adaptive based on the line capabilities.
>>
>> Rate Limiting is imposed at a higher layer. I don't see Telecom indicating
>> that'll change, more that theyll increase the rate limit thresholds.
>>
>> But without movement on our data caps, as Ian says, its just going to be
>> 'that much easier' to hit em.
>
> No. Telecom introduced DSLAM based rate-limiting some time ago. UBS users
> will be limited to 2560Kbps on a 2Mb UBS plan. Non-UBS users probably won't
> be, based on my experience.
>

Must be a UBS-ism then. I'm on Xtra, therefore not on UBS... and have been
with Xtra since the inception of UBS. Fair enough.

Mark.

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