RE: Many Internet Blogs...
After reading through numerous blogs and comments about the internet in New Zealand, I wanted to give my 10 cents worth...
I read a reply from a certain individual who claimed they were sick of hearing people complain about the state of our internet. I am sick of hearing people whine about topics like that when they have no idea what they’re talking about!
The internet in New Zealand is extremely slow. We do not compare with any of the other OECD countries one bit! It is because of the monopoly Telecom still effectively holds, despite all the unbundling talk. Telecom owns the lines in New Zealand, therefore other companies such as Vodafone have to use Telecoms lines. Therefore Vodafone cannot do any better than Telecom, as they are effectively customers of Telecom too. Telecom chooses not to upgrade their lines as it would not be in their best interest, as other global telecommunications companies would destroy them!
Someone claimed that there were too many hills and mountains in New Zealand preventing internet access. This in itself is a load of bollocks. How many other countries have heaps of hills and mountains yet still have internet speeds nearly 100 times faster. We are being ripped off down here. Just go onto the OECD website or the NZ government statistics website and you will see the facts. Even have a search in Google.
I did a blog earlier about mobile phones in New Zealand. The internet problem has a direct relationship with this. We are receiving very poor service from Telecom. Our internet is not what it should be at all. Something needs to change.
Any investors out there do not buy shares in Telecom. I would personally like to see them one day be taken over by the global companies, so that we are provided with the best mobile phone and internet access possible.
One another note...Go the Warriors, one more game until the playoffs, Saturday night at 9.30.
Luke Versalko
www.myspace.com/luke_versalko
I read a reply from a certain individual who claimed they were sick of hearing people complain about the state of our internet. I am sick of hearing people whine about topics like that when they have no idea what they’re talking about!
The internet in New Zealand is extremely slow. We do not compare with any of the other OECD countries one bit! It is because of the monopoly Telecom still effectively holds, despite all the unbundling talk. Telecom owns the lines in New Zealand, therefore other companies such as Vodafone have to use Telecoms lines. Therefore Vodafone cannot do any better than Telecom, as they are effectively customers of Telecom too. Telecom chooses not to upgrade their lines as it would not be in their best interest, as other global telecommunications companies would destroy them!
Someone claimed that there were too many hills and mountains in New Zealand preventing internet access. This in itself is a load of bollocks. How many other countries have heaps of hills and mountains yet still have internet speeds nearly 100 times faster. We are being ripped off down here. Just go onto the OECD website or the NZ government statistics website and you will see the facts. Even have a search in Google.
I did a blog earlier about mobile phones in New Zealand. The internet problem has a direct relationship with this. We are receiving very poor service from Telecom. Our internet is not what it should be at all. Something needs to change.
Any investors out there do not buy shares in Telecom. I would personally like to see them one day be taken over by the global companies, so that we are provided with the best mobile phone and internet access possible.
One another note...Go the Warriors, one more game until the playoffs, Saturday night at 9.30.
Luke Versalko
www.myspace.com/luke_versalko
posted by Salkz at 6:00 PM
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