Cheaper Internet...

[erik]

We've been on the Orcon 256/128kbps flatrate plan for the last year or two, can't quite remember.
This costs us $49.95/month.

We've just recieved an email saying that because of "changes in our [Orcon's] wholesale broadband supply from Telecom" they've had to increase the price of their flatrate 256/128kbps plan to $109.95/month!
They're trying to move all the flatrate 256/128kbps customers over to a plan capped at 40GB/month (should be enough for us). But this will be at a $10/month price increase to the previous flatrate plan and the speed will stay the same, which is fairly slow by broadband standards.

I guess all that faster/cheaper internet hype was a pile of rubbish

[SimJen]

Yep telecom run the show, until they unbundle the local loop they will continue to rape the consumer for large profits for their shareholders.
Move to Aussie or any other civilised? country and get internet 12x faster than us for less.

[sAsLEX]

Email your local MP with that info, the Govt aint to pleased with the shit telecon is doing. The way Telecon announced lower prices the day before Aunty Helens speech, coupled with their blackmailing of the Govt last year has them a touch pissed off.


Oh and avoid telecon anyway you can, I got wireless internet, hence NO phoneline, if telecon continues on this path of being wankers more people will come over to the light and disconnect from the loop altogether,

[Lou Girardin]

For what it's worth, we're on a Ihug plan - 20 gig @ 2 mps for 49.95 per month with tolls.

[DemonWolf]

I'm really hope the goverment open there fricken eyes with Telecunts latest stunt... with there measly stop-gap method. I crack up each time I see teleom's ad's on tellie.. its just plain down right disgusting!

[chickenfunkstar]

Yep telecom run the show, until they unbundle the local loop they will continue to rape the consumer for large profits for their shareholders.
Move to Aussie or any other civilised? country and get internet 12x faster than us for less.

I had a quick look earlier this week after watching an artical on sunday (TV1) and it seemed if anything, broadband was slightly faster / cheaper over here (compared with Australia).

I'm not convinced that the situation is as bad as it is made out to be.

[bugjuice]

looking at their plans (which I assume are up to date) ( http://www.orcon.net.nz/products/bitstream/newplans/ )
why don't you just go with a cheaper plan instead of the flat rate? do you really chew thru that much in a month? And do you have tolls with them?


Telecom are bastards. They're doing it, cos they can. And most others probably would if they could. That's the problem with having all the toys in the cot, and not having to share. The govt is aware, and is doing something about it, but the amount of shit that goes on, and what Telecom spew, just drags things out. Things like this 'faster cheaper internet' isn't because they've just done something new for the market, it's cos the govt has started to lean on telecom, and telecom know if they don't 'show to be making an effort' soon, then they'll get busted up. So all they've done is just kicked the door open a little more to let more light in. It's still mostly closed, but hey, we can see more light, so that's ok.. isn't it..??

[kiwifruit]

that sux!
im on "igin" at home, 256/128 no cap
$56.95 per month

[bugjuice]

wait until may.. there'll be some more things happening then..
Shop around tho. Some ISPs have absorbed the price hike so far

[The_Dover]

Telecom are a disgusting, wasteful shit heap of an organisation and in any free market they'd be fucked.

Theresa Gattung is an overpaid cretin and should be taken out with the rest of Uncle Helens Dyke Mafia and shot, with penis shaped bullets.

[GR81]

it's a friggen joke... for me on the new plans, im getting less for the same money.
orcon is one of our customers, might be time to supply a dead rat with their next shipment or something lol

im not impressed with the new plans, neither is anyone else here at work.

[Mental Trousers]

Nothing new there unfortunately. Same thing happened to me except that there was a huge balls up on mine that took 5 months to sort out. Apparently I had a fault that prevented me from logging into an upgraded (more expensive with a lower threshhold ...... upgraded eh??) account because there was a fault on my line ...... there wasn't a fault as I was sitting there on a adsl connection happily downloading the internet for 5 months. Useless pack of wankers.

[Indiana_Jones]

MOB JUSTICE!

-Indy

[cowpoos]

fark you clowns are winging about f all....and don't know how gud you hav it...first time a sore townie dial up I was blown away with the speed...and still would be more than happy with that....let alone getting broadband in the country...

[sAsLEX]

Theresa Gattung is an overpaid cretin and should be taken out with the rest of Uncle Helens Dyke Mafia and shot, with penis shaped bullets.

She got ripped apart by campbell the other night, every other guest on the show (even the govt dude) was by far a better speaker even though they only recieve a small fraction of her pay!