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Article #353Re: Prediction of the future of Broadband
From: tim
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 19:17
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 19:17
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dude there's no need to swear and get in a huph... very irrational and unprofessional ;( </thread> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:abv7ac$letca$1@ID-69072.news.dfncis.de... > > Mike Doyle <mike.doyle_RE@move_optushome.com.au> wrote in > message news:3ce2f4ca$0$4693$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... > > Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote > >> tim <hampsterx@paradise.net.nz> wrote > > >>>>> So Rod, speaking in this thread as 'the voice of Australia' you are > >>>>> happy with the options the present carriers offer you already? > > >>>> Yeah, very happy indeed. adsl can be a bit cheaper than dialup, much > >>>> cheaper than what you should compare it with, a dialup permanent connection. > > >>>> Sure, it would be even better if it had completely unlimited > >>>> downloads as well, but you cant have everything. > > >>> sigh, another sucker happy with the modicum offerings > >>> telecommunication companies currently provide... > > >> sigh, another stupid leechchild that > >> aint prepared to pay for its leeching. > > >> I can get unlimited downloads for about what > >> I was paying for dialup unlimited downloads. > > > Bullshit. > > Fraid so. > > >> The only real downside with the current broadband > >> offerings is that unlimited downloads have to be scheduled > >> so they dont happen in peak time. Fine by me, tho it > >> would obviously be a bit better if I didnt have to schedule. > > > So even you admit they are not unlimited. > > They aint limited in volume, stupid. > > > They are obviously limited because you can only download > > during certain restricted and limited times of the day. > > They aint limited in volume, stupid. > > > Sounds like limited downloads to me! > > Best get your ears tested then, wanker. > > >> I get a real permanent line with much better speeds than > >> are possible with dialup, for about the same cost as dialup. > > >> I dont plan to pay for your activitys any time soon and I'm not > >> stupid enough to move to pomland or yankeeland or canuckland > >> and have to put up with the shit thats inevitable in any of those > >> places, just to get completely unlimited broadband. > > > Unfortunately tampaland is also populated by so many > > bandwidth-guzzling turkeys that Telstra recently reduced > > one of their download limits from 3GB to 300MB. > > Who cares ? There are plenty of competitors to > Telstra. You're always welcome to use one of those > if you want more than 300MB, for a lower cost too. > > And what Telstra actually did was provide more choice, > so those who arent stupid leechchildren dont have to > subsidise stupid leechchildren and can get an adsl service > for about what they pay for dialup if they use the net much. > > Great. Not interested in subsidising stupid leechchildren. > They or their parents are welcome to pay for their activitys. > > > Do you really believe that Australians are somehow so different > > from the rest of the world that they don't want to use the maximum > > available bandwidth that they can get their sweaty little hands on? > > I really believe that it costs the ISP significantly more to > provide the multiple GBs per month that some leech and > that those doing that leeching should pay for that cost so > those of us that arent mindless leechchildren can get a > very decent adsl service for a lower cost than would be > necessary if we are forced to subsidise stupid leechchildren. > >
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