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Re: Broadband unleashed...

From: Steve Phillips <steve_at_focb.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:14:22 +1300
Message-ID: <45400BEE.10608@focb.co.nz>

Raimund Eimann wrote:
> When Orcon was still offering their real 256kbits/s flatrate, I reached 70GB
> per month quite regularly (~83GB is the maximum possible per month at this
> speed). With 3.5Mbits/s or even more I would probably eat this volume for
> breakfast and face a huge bill at the end of the month for exceeding the
> cap...
>
> Also: the 256kbits/s flatrate only cost $49.95/month (later only if you
> decided to join their tolls, otherwise $59.95), that's considerably less
> $/GB.
>
> Hmm, seems nothing is around then. Currently I'm swapping accounts once per
> month with a friend who also has one of these Orcon 40GB/256k plans. He's a
> very light user, so I'm still getting close to the 70GB mark without extra
> cost.

You sound like you want a fast (say, 10mbps) link, that's reasonably
reliable and completely flat rate.

Why not go for a GGIS/Telstra/whatever CID connection ?

-- 
Steve.
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Received on Thu Oct 26 14:17:02 2006

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