Hi, Evan, since nobody has piped in, I'll say hello.
For a list of the suppliers you could look at the local peering
exchanges. You probably got the NZNOG summrary when you joined,
otherwise
I enclose a copy.
DSL in NZ seems quite interesting - up to 8Mbit/s according to the
Xtra website? I take it this is not gaureenteed and on distance basis
as well. I notice that you utilise full GDMT here - not GDMT.Lite as
we do. Without moving off the Telstra DSLAMs I am lucky if I can get
1.5Mbit/s downstream and 256k up.
Yes, well...
DSL in NZ can do 8Mb physically, but after about 5 minutes use you will
start handing out bit fat wads of cash which is why most consumers
stick to the flatrate 128KB/s.
Basically whenever you think Telecom you can substitute Oz Telstra,
they are held in the same regard.
The Auckland peering exchange
http://www.ape.net.nz/
The Wellington peering exchange
http://www.wix.net.nz/
The probably out of date NOC list.
http://www.usenet.net.nz/noc/index.html
jfp.
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