Comments on: ISP Survey http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2005/08/isp_survey_2.html DPF's Kiwiblog - Fomenting Happy Mischief since 2003 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zenskar http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2005/08/isp_survey_2.html#comment-136323 Zenskar Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:19:36 +0000 http://kiwiblog-test.inspire.net.nz/wordpress/?p=12059#comment-136323 Sounds like a regulator is needed. Does wonders for the market, been reducing our mobile rates in the UK year by year. Telecom was well-versed technically in ADSL when I had something to do with them back in 1997. Amazing how slow the roll-out has been. Probably Telecom up to its interconnection/exchange tricks again. I'm sure in the 1990s I heard one of the market dogmatists that abound in NZ rabbiting on about the incredible competition that would result after the sale of Telecom. Maybe best to send it all to court for 5 years and spend millions on it ;-) Sounds like a regulator is needed. Does wonders for the market, been reducing our mobile rates in the UK year by year. Telecom was well-versed technically in ADSL when I had something to do with them back in 1997. Amazing how slow the roll-out has been. Probably Telecom up to its interconnection/exchange tricks again. I’m sure in the 1990s I heard one of the market dogmatists that abound in NZ rabbiting on about the incredible competition that would result after the sale of Telecom. Maybe best to send it all to court for 5 years and spend millions on it ;-)

]]> By: david@tokyo http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2005/08/isp_survey_2.html#comment-136322 david@tokyo Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:26:11 +0000 http://kiwiblog-test.inspire.net.nz/wordpress/?p=12059#comment-136322 For the record, I pay the equivalent of about 46 NZD here in Tokyo for a 12M ADSL connection. Of course with ADSL your mileage varies. In my previous apartment I was get around 7000Kbps, but after shifting to a different part of town it's down to 1500 Kbps. Even Optical Fibre is cheap here though, so I may upgrade sometime (winter maybe) For the record, I pay the equivalent of about 46 NZD here in Tokyo for a 12M ADSL connection.
Of course with ADSL your mileage varies. In my previous apartment I was get around 7000Kbps, but after shifting to a different part of town it’s down to 1500 Kbps.
Even Optical Fibre is cheap here though, so I may upgrade sometime (winter maybe)

]]> By: Fletch http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2005/08/isp_survey_2.html#comment-136321 Fletch Tue, 30 Aug 2005 01:03:00 +0000 http://kiwiblog-test.inspire.net.nz/wordpress/?p=12059#comment-136321 M More.... The take-up on broadband in NZ is low because the rates charged versus the speed/GB limits offered are woefully high for large chunks of the population to justify... The cheapest option for me is over three times the price of my unlimited dial-up, has a 1GB cap, and is only 256k speed. Its got nothing to do with technical ability and everything to do with high prices and lack of competition... M More….

The take-up on broadband in NZ is low because the rates charged versus the speed/GB limits offered are woefully high for large chunks of the population to justify… The cheapest option for me is over three times the price of my unlimited dial-up, has a 1GB cap, and is only 256k speed.

Its got nothing to do with technical ability and everything to do with high prices and lack of competition…

]]> By: David Farrar http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2005/08/isp_survey_2.html#comment-136320 David Farrar Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:25:25 +0000 http://kiwiblog-test.inspire.net.nz/wordpress/?p=12059#comment-136320 Sadly it is the same as Labour's Sadly it is the same as Labour’s

]]> By: Mike Moore http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2005/08/isp_survey_2.html#comment-136319 Mike Moore Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:12:21 +0000 http://kiwiblog-test.inspire.net.nz/wordpress/?p=12059#comment-136319 Wow.. that's a small % on Broadband... I dunno the number in Oz, where most of the NZ populations resides ;-) - but I'd suspect it to be much, much higher... we have a good saturartion and knowledge of Broadband and ADSL technology. In fact, there are currenty tests in Sth Aust for ADSL 2 and current ISPs are shipping compatible future-proof modems to all new Broadband connections. Why is there such a small up take of BB technology in NZ? Are many exchanges not upgraded? Wow.. that’s a small % on Broadband… I dunno the number in Oz, where most of the NZ populations resides ;-) – but I’d suspect it to be much, much higher… we have a good saturartion and knowledge of Broadband and ADSL technology. In fact, there are currenty tests in Sth Aust for ADSL 2 and current ISPs are shipping compatible future-proof modems to all new Broadband connections. Why is there such a small up take of BB technology in NZ? Are many exchanges not upgraded?

]]> By: MrK http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2005/08/isp_survey_2.html#comment-136318 MrK Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:53:55 +0000 http://kiwiblog-test.inspire.net.nz/wordpress/?p=12059#comment-136318 It is a bit of a mystery to me why I keep hearing people in NZ talking about this country being used as a testbed for innovative new products because it is so advanced. Maybe that used to be true, but comparing the dialup and broadband takeup figures to the UK where: "Broadband connections are increasing at a rate of more than 60,000 every week. Broadband now represents more than a third of all internet connections." NZ doesn't look so hot. What is National's policy on local loop unbundling David? PS Source: <a href="http://ofcom.org.uk/media/mofaq/telecoms/bb_faq/?a=87101" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://ofcom.org.uk/media/mofaq/telecoms/bb_faq/?a=87101" rel="nofollow">http://ofcom.org.uk/media/mofaq/telecoms/bb_faq/?a=87101</a></a> It is a bit of a mystery to me why I keep hearing people in NZ talking about this country being used as a testbed for innovative new products because it is so advanced. Maybe that used to be true, but comparing the dialup and broadband takeup figures to the UK where: “Broadband connections are increasing at a rate of more than 60,000 every week. Broadband now represents more than a third of all internet connections.” NZ doesn’t look so hot.

What is National’s policy on local loop unbundling David?

PS Source: http://ofcom.org.uk/media/mofaq/telecoms/bb_faq/?a=87101

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