[LINK] Telstra lifts net speeds

[Jan Whitaker]

At 08:26 AM 11/11/2006, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>It's basic 256Kbps ADSL 1 service, which offers a 200MB download 
>allowance for $30 per month, has been retained.
>
>Pricing for the new HS ADSL2+ plans has been pegged to monthly 
>download allowances rather than speed.
>
>Customers that currently rent their copper line from Telstra can 
>subscribe to the carrier's basic ADSL2+ service, which has a 
>download allowance capped at 600MB, for $59.95 per month. Telstra is 
>offering a shaped 12GB plan for $89.95 per month, and 25GB and 60GB 
>plans priced at $119.95 and $149.95 per month respectively.

Robbery! I'm just shopping around for a new ISP because my 6mo 
contract has run out.

The trick in the above is the limited data number at 600MB. If the 
problem as was stated in the story is the slow speed for downloading 
movies, then that 600MB is going to be used up VERY quickly. My 
monthly data usage, without movies as most of my stuff is email and 
webpages, is running about 1.5GB on average per month. That is 2.5X 
the $60 allotment from Tel$tra on a 512 connection.

I wonder what their over quota rates are? At one time they were 
$150/Gig - more robbery. I went to the website and they say the 
Liberty plan shapes back to 64kb. That will really be a shocker to 
the punters, eh?

It's also a 12 month minimum contract. Most bb ISPs are offering 
either 6 mo or no contract with a $65 exit fee if you leave before 
the 6mo has passed which is paid to Tel$tra if you're on their DSLAM.

I think Tel$tra may need to rethink their plans. The competition has 
outdone them once again.

Who is running that company?!

Jan


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