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Keep in mind that all internet in NZ and Australia is metered. Similar to mobile data here, except more like pay-as-you-go. You pay for a block of bandwidth and

by thechut 14y ago

Keep in mind that all internet in NZ and Australia is metered. Similar to mobile data here, except more like pay-as-you-go. You pay for a block of bandwidth and then use it till it's gone. Not the same idea as here in the States.

akiselev 14y ago
But with this Pacific Fibre cable the populace would probably see much cheaper bandwidth, especially if the NZ government is trying to get 50%+ of the population 100mbps.
- lostlogin 14y ago
  I have spoken with people high up in the Ultra fast broadband rollout, and they have no idea. I work for a radiology company, and we would like to be able to have 1 gig files belonging to 20ish patients shuffled across town in a reasonable time frame. The UFB guy just didn't get it - orthopedic surgeons see patients for 15mins tops, and spending that waiting for imaging to arrive is somewhat useless. The guy was telling me how well YouTube works on his home UFB. Great. Edit: To be clear, the people I talked to had no idea, presumably the company as a whole does as the scale of the work they are doing is pretty huge, and there haven't been big issues as far as I am aware.
Cogito 14y ago
Just FYI, this is not strictly true. Most internet plans are metered, however you can often find a plan that includes unlimited downloads (and that does not shape bandwidth). For example, see [1]. It is still typical for plans to be graded by the download cap, and for a time there seemed to be no unlimited download plans available, however this situation is being disrupted by ISPs like TPG. They are almost certainly overselling their bandwidth, but my personal experience is quite good with consistent fast downloads even when downloading terrabytes of data in a month (I lived in a student share house). [1] http://www.tpg.com.au/products_services/adsl2-standalone http://www.tpg.com.au/products_services/adsl2-standalone

by thechut 14y ago

akiselev 14y ago

But with this Pacific Fibre cable the populace would probably see much cheaper bandwidth, especially if the NZ government is trying to get 50%+ of the population 100mbps.

lostlogin 14y ago
I have spoken with people high up in the Ultra fast broadband rollout, and they have no idea. I work for a radiology company, and we would like to be able to have 1 gig files belonging to 20ish patients shuffled across town in a reasonable time frame. The UFB guy just didn't get it - orthopedic surgeons see patients for 15mins tops, and spending that waiting for imaging to arrive is somewhat useless. The guy was telling me how well YouTube works on his home UFB. Great. Edit: To be clear, the people I talked to had no idea, presumably the company as a whole does as the scale of the work they are doing is pretty huge, and there haven't been big issues as far as I am aware.

Cogito 14y ago

Just FYI, this is not strictly true. Most internet plans are metered, however you can often find a plan that includes unlimited downloads (and that does not shape bandwidth). For example, see [1]. It is still typical for plans to be graded by the download cap, and for a time there seemed to be no unlimited download plans available, however this situation is being disrupted by ISPs like TPG. They are almost certainly overselling their bandwidth, but my personal experience is quite good with consistent fast downloads even when downloading terrabytes of data in a month (I lived in a student share house). [1] http://www.tpg.com.au/products_services/adsl2-standalone http://www.tpg.com.au/products_services/adsl2-standalone