Hating Telecom

[Lazy7]

what is up with these guys... they suck so much


Telecom's broadband plans are more expensive now than they were six months ago despite the company's attempt to convince customers otherwise, the Commerce Commission has found....more (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0003FF4A-6FD4-149A-BB1483027AF1010F)

[bobsmith]

They are too used to having monopoly and they decided spending more on advertising and charging customers more will pull more customers than lowering their prices... It's worked too, have you seen the number of people signed up with telecom? A lot of people sign up with telecom simply because they don't know better or because they think it's easier, both of which comes from their expensive advertising.

Hell and they better take in all the profit while they can before the unbundling happends...

Yeah for unbundling!!!! :first:

[XTC]

It's only money! If we didn't give it to them we'd just give it to someone else.

[Flatcap]

I'm with Woosh Wireless - brilliant

[GR81]

telecom is the devil.

[Deano]

One or two days before the 'unbundling' was leaked to the public, we had a visit from two salespeople trying to sign us up to Xtra broadband....seemed to me to be a mighty big coincidence.

[boomer]

One or two days before the 'unbundling' was leaked to the public, we had a visit from two salespeople trying to sign us up to Xtra broadband....seemed to me to be a mighty big coincidence.

This wasn't one of 'em, knocking your door, was it Deano??

[Hitcher]

Do Woosh and TelstraClear have to "unbundle" their networks so that Telecom can access these? And if not, why not?

[Flatcap]

Do Woosh and TelstraClear have to "unbundle" their networks so that Telecom can access these? And if not, why not?

They don't (at the moment), but the precedent is set.

[boomer]

Do Woosh and TelstraClear have to "unbundle" their networks so that Telecom can access these? And if not, why not?

Woosh and Telstra are both piggy backing off others.. they don't really have anything to unbundle.

[Hitcher]

Woosh and Telstra are both piggy backing off others.. they don't really have anything to unbundle.
Silly peson. In Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, TelstraClear has installed its own fiber-optic network. That is how I get my 1mbs broadband, phone and Sky TV delivered. Woosh (and others) have installed a wireless network. If Telecom is to "unbundle" then why can't Telecom have access to these networks as well?

[Flatcap]

Silly peson. In Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, TelstraClear has installed its own fiber-optic network. That is how I get my 1mbs broadband, phone and Sky TV delivered. Woosh (and others) have installed a wireless network. If Telecom is to "unbundle" then why can't Telecom have access to these networks as well?


Come on Hitcher, you know logic or fairness has no place in the current regulatory environment

[paturoa]

Come on Hitcher, you know logic or fairness has no place in the current regulatory environment


Should that be the current labour govt environ?

[Warren]

While TelstraClear did their own rollout of fibre optic, Telecom brought their assets off the government with strings attached (kiwishare agreement) which is why they are/and can be being forced to unbundle.

[Smokin]

While TelstraClear did their own rollout of fibre optic, Telecom brought their assets off the government with strings attached (kiwishare agreement) which is why they are/and can be being forced to unbundle.

Makes sense to me.

[Insanity_rules]

Having worked for telecom for 8 years previous to going out on my own I feel they have their good points and their bad points. You gotta wonder what marketing is thinking sometimes and why they think they can get away with some of the stunts they pull.
One plus point is as any of you who have had phone accounts overseas will no doubt be able to testify, they are actually reasonalbly quick off the mark compared to other carriers and their service is somewhat reliable.

Most of their technology is pretty old though.