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Re: Prediction of the future of Broadband

#353
From: tim
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 ;(

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"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> 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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