[LINK] NBN 100mbps plan a "tough sell" and may not be offered in future?

[Dr Bob Jansen (in Korea)]

It's interesting comparing Australia's focus on speed with the Korean 
situation. Here in Seoul, one buys fixed line internet access not by 
speed but by services. So, I sign up for IPTV, various tv plans, 
unlimited download and uploads with no mention of connection speed. I 
have installed a web server on a laptop and happily shared it on the 
Internet with no issues at all. I wonder if Australia is taking the 
wrong focus? After all, do most people care about speed or services? I 
would suspect services.

As for speed, our connection here averages at 65Mb/sec upload and download.

bobj

On 13/1/18 9:00 am, JanW wrote:
> At 11:04 PM 12/01/2018, Stephen Loosley wrote:
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>> The highest-speed plan on the national broadband network is becoming a tough sell for telecommunications companies amid concerns the risks and costs are outweighing the benefits.
> Asked a friend in the US, small town Indiana, what his Internet was. $50 for 100Mbps. I think that included all his phone needs as well, and a large amount of data, but not uncapped. Don't quote me because I can't find the info now, but I know it was half of what we pay.
>
> People know these things. They don't want to be paying for something they don't think they'll get. Most people don't need the high speed anyway. If it was value for money, maybe.
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