I got a charming email from extra informing me that their flat rate customers charged @ 69.95 will be going from 256kbit to 2mbit in the next month, the first I heard of it was the email. Was anyone aware this was going to happen and it was just me having my head in the sand or is this as unexpected as I find it.

http://www.telecom-media.co.nz/releases_detail.asp?id=3096&page=1&pagesize=10&filtertext=jetstream&m1=1&y1=1996&m2=10&y2=2004&filter=filter http://idg.net.nz/news.nsf/UNID/7CB391F4784DAC5CCC256F190014B86D?OpenDocument&Highlight=2,jetstream Yup, we knew. The only change from the Jetstream Surf Flat Rate @ $69.95 and the new offering is that the rate limit is at 2mbit, not 256k. The price, and available bw/month is still the same. Theres new charging options. http://xtra.co.nz/jetstream has more information. This being something thats been known for a month or so, theres been active discussion on the ADSL Mailing list (http://unixathome.org/adsl) which would very likely be a better place to discuss the Jetstream product than NZNOG. :-) Cheers Mark. [Comments are mine and mine alone. Etc.]

Is this anti-competitive? Assume an oversell of 12:1 on 2mbps, Telecom gets $420/mbps/month for their trouble. Can any ISP in NZ compete with this at any scale? -----Original Message----- From: Geraint Jones [mailto:g.jones(a)french-maid.co.nz] Sent: Thursday, 28 October 2004 1:01 p.m. To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Subject: [nznog] ADSL @ Home I got a charming email from extra informing me that their flat rate customers charged @ 69.95 will be going from 256kbit to 2mbit in the next month, the first I heard of it was the email. Was anyone aware this was going to happen and it was just me having my head in the sand or is this as unexpected as I find it. Geraint Jones Systems Administrator French Maid Foods Limited www.french-maid.net http://www.french-maid.net/ Tel: +64 (0)4 568 2687 Fax: +64 (0)4 568 2345 Mob: +64 (0)21 739 240 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.