On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Chris Wedgwood wrote:
And what does it cost them to deliver this to the user?
I've asked Telecom, but haven't received an answer (probably won't, either).
What other factors aside from 'bandwidth' affect this cost?
See above. Still, you'll have to agree that such pricing makes it pointless for anyone to buy Jetstream.
Is anyone holding a gun to your head forcing you to buy this? Many people (sadly not everyone one) can choose another carrier/supplier ... are they significantly cheaper?
Unfortunately, I'm stuck with this geek gig for the time being, and need a quickish connection. Jetstream is all I can get, even though I'm right across the harbour, only a few km from Auckland (and Takapuna) CBD.
Let me see... $800USD for the circuit to our apartment. It probably handles about 500MB/traffic per day[1], often less. Thats about 5.3c/MB (US) or about 13c/MB (NZD).
Now, that's ball park with what people in NZ pay --- and they are also paying for a very expensive transpacific cable which almost certainly makes up a good percentage of the overall cost involved.
Sounds like you've got a rotten deal there. Anyway, that's not ADSL, it's a dedicated circuit. In Auckland CBD, I understand you can get 2-10Mbps links for NZ$1,000 to $1,200 a month (DDS and UN fibre), all-you-can-eat. If you're on Jetstream 600, and use up 500MB a day, it'd cost over NZ$3,000 a month. On the 1500MB plan, you'd be looking at NZ$2,500. Futhermore, you need to factor in purchase parity indices. 5.3 US cents doesn't hurt an American in the wallet quite as much as it does a Kiwi. -- Juha Take off every sig! - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog