Broadband in NZ

[kro]

There seems to be a real problem with spyware and viruses here and since my wife uses internet banking I'm a little concerned about security. Interesting to hear that it isn't so bad in NZ.

This is my area of speciality. Delete the Internet Explorer icon, and download and install Mozilla Firefox. It looks pretty much the same as IE, but is not anywhere as exploitable as IE. I used to get spyware all the time, but about 18 months back, I made the change to Firefox, and hardly ever find even a tracking cookie on my machine.

If you have existing Spyware probs you need to get rid of, two free programs which kick serious arse are:
Spybot SD - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
Adaware 6 - http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-...bj=dl&tag=top5

Run those two, and they will usually take out the nasties pretty quickly.

[kro]

Seems that it's not DSLAMs that are the problem at the moment, keep gettings RANs popping all over the shop... par for the course until the network upgrades go through I suppose.

The DSLAM "upgrades" they did last year ( i think), basically screwed every gamer in the country, no more connection sharing in a household with hardcore gamers, and net surfers.

[bgd]

This is my area of speciality. Delete the Internet Explorer icon, and download and install Mozilla Firefox. It looks pretty much the same as IE, but is not anywhere as exploitable as IE. I used to get spyware all the time, but about 18 months back, I made the change to Firefox, and hardly ever find even a tracking cookie on my machine.

We have been Firefox users for a long time.

Router has arrived so over Xmas will set this up, at least the security side of things. Family head back in Jan so I'll let you know how it goes.

Many thanks for all the responses.

[Karma]

We have been Firefox users for a long time.

Router has arrived so over Xmas will set this up, at least the security side of things. Family head back in Jan so I'll let you know how it goes.

Many thanks for all the responses.

I'm in Auckland mate and know a fair bit about computers / Broadband.

If you decide to go with Telecom and need a hand with anything just gimme a buzz.

[Hitcher]

I'm constantly amazed that somebody hasn't taken Telecom to the Advertising Complaints Authority, Ministry of Consumer Affairs or all of the above for consistently trying to convince New Zealanders that 256k rate-limited ADSL is "broadband". 2 meg pipes seem pretty common for domestic users in other parts of the world. So what's the go here? I've got a 1 meg pipe at home, thanks to TelstraClear, but that seldom runs faster than 850 kbits a second downstream and 150 kbits a second in the other direction. Anyhoo, that's still four times faster than Telecom's offering.

[bgd]

Managed to set up broadband and the wireless router by talking my daughter through the process. It all went remarkably smoothly.

Went with xtra in the end. Was suprised at the lack of choice, the cost, low speeds and the bandwidth caps. In the end it was xtra simply based on a quick poll of my daughter's friends.

Thanks for all your help.

[bugjuice]

Was suprised at the lack of choice, the cost, low speeds and the bandwidth caps.

you can thank Telecom for that..
glad you got it set up tho

[sAsLEX]

you can thank Telecom for that..
glad you got it set up tho

Correction, you can thank our Governmint who allowed themselves to be blackmailed by Telecon and kept us in the Dark ages!

[bugjuice]

still Telecom.
the govt are just spineless wanks.

[sAsLEX]

still Telecom.
the govt are just spineless wanks.

Who are a creation of the Governmint selling off assets creating SOE's etc or however Telecon was spawned.....

[MisterD]

Who are a creation of the Governmint selling off assets creating SOE's etc or however Telecon was spawned.....

Just don't get me started on why Uncle Helen's lot are the only gummint in the OECD that think it's a good idea not to unbundle the local loop? Idiots or crooks with Tcom shares?