I can't bloody believe it

**Love my Bonnie** · 29th May 2010, 10:30

After waiting 8 months, I have finally been told that my broadband will be activated tomorrow.

Go tele-scum!!!! Hows that for quick service?

Still not holding my breath though.

**MIXONE** · 29th May 2010, 10:51

When it happens your on line life will be transformed.
Good luck.

**McWild** · 29th May 2010, 12:05

Why did you wait that long?

Surely you could have changed provider after like a month if it was that bad.

**Love my Bonnie** · 29th May 2010, 12:18

I am with slingshot
& no point changing provider, all broadband connections go through telecom, they have full control of the broadband connections & I cuuldn't get wireless.

Oh the joys of living in the country

**hellokitty** · 29th May 2010, 12:24

lame huh? I know they have stupid excuses about being in the country

**Love my Bonnie** · 29th May 2010, 12:34

Yep, real lame. Third world!
Took 9 weeks for them to connect my phone when I moved.

With no compitition, Telecom can do what they like really.

**Paul in NZ** · 29th May 2010, 12:47

Originally Posted by Love my Bonnie

After waiting 8 months, I have finally been told that my broadband will be activated tomorrow.

Go tele-scum!!!! Hows that for quick service?

Still not holding my breath though.

Its an unbundled open market - why not go with someone else?

**Paul in NZ** · 29th May 2010, 12:50

Originally Posted by Love my Bonnie

I am with slingshot
& no point changing provider, all broadband connections go through telecom, they have full control of the broadband connections & I cuuldn't get wireless.

Oh the joys of living in the country

Bullshit.... The other companies cannot figure out how to make it pay so they don't bother in most cases. Telecom don't have full control at all, most of the others tell even bigger lies about their networks than Telecom..

No - I don't work for them, I just build the networks and look on as its driven into the ground by accountants.

**BoristheBiter** · 29th May 2010, 12:54

Originally Posted by Love my Bonnie

Yep, real lame. Third world!
Took 9 weeks for them to connect my phone when I moved.

With no compitition, Telecom can do what they like really.

You should have gone with Telecom.
I live in the country, telstra said can't be done, whoosh said no mobile signel, telecom had it on the next day.
Now rural delivery now thats third world postage as i had to wait 3 days for my wireless router.

**Love my Bonnie** · 29th May 2010, 12:55

Not bullshit Paul inNZ, maybe you need to keep your mouth shut until you know the facts

I had same problems when I was a telstra customer, had to wait for telecom.
The problem in my case is not enough room in the exchange.

**mashman** · 29th May 2010, 18:22

Originally Posted by BoristheBiter

You should have gone with Telecom.
I live in the country, telstra said can't be done, whoosh said no mobile signel, telecom had it on the next day.
Now rural delivery now thats third world postage as i had to wait 3 days for my wireless router.

i'm a stones throw away from telstra, but not close enough to be connected... and telecom can't connect me for 6 months until the local exchange has been expanded... looks like i'll be going mobile for a while (bagoshite)... aye, forefront of technology here lol...

**Headbanger** · 29th May 2010, 18:35

Originally Posted by Love my Bonnie

Not bullshit Paul inNZ, maybe you need to keep your mouth shut until you know the facts

Perhaps he was referring to the fact that any ISP can access the exchange and install the gear required to hook you into the net, Yet only Telecom are prepared to do so you should perhaps apreciate it happened at all.

Which is of course negated by the fact Telecom have raped all the money out of the system and called it profit rather then investing in a cabale network, which was what brought around our (and their) current shit state.

So yeah, Fuck Telecom, I'd like to see em burn.

**98tls** · 29th May 2010, 18:36

Whilst better than dial up dont get to excited mate its still fucking slow at times.At times so slow i think there must be a problem so go to ring the help line but dont bother as i cant speak Sri Lankan.

**FJRider** · 29th May 2010, 18:40

and depends on what plan you went with as well ...

**BoristheBiter** · 29th May 2010, 19:35

Originally Posted by mashman

i'm a stones throw away from telstra, but not close enough to be connected... and telecom can't connect me for 6 months until the local exchange has been expanded... looks like i'll be going mobile for a while (bagoshite)... aye, forefront of technology here lol...

Guess so as when we lived down the road, one side could get broadband the other couldn't. Different exchange's.