TelstraClear 25 Mbps service delayed - no surprise there
Not to my surprise we did not get any official comment neither on the blog itself or in the Geekzone forums where there's a TelstraClear account which they could use to let people know things.
Today I found out on Stuff that the upgrade is not coming until mid 2008 for Wellington:
TelstraClear expects to offer 25 megabit per second broadband connections to customers of its Wellington cable network by mid-year.
The lightning-fast 25Mbps plans should be available in Christchurch next month, says spokesman Chris Mirams.
TelstraClear had originally promised the faster broadband plans last year. Mr Mirams says the upgrade was held up by the availability of equipment that has only recently become available, and which arrived in New Zealand shortly after Christmas.
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Comment by thevisitor., on 2-Feb-2008 17:53
I spoke to someone at Telstraclear who actually seemed to know what they were talking about re this upgrade to their cable internet.
I was told that the upgrade might happen as soon as a month with max download speeds of 40 mbps and 20 mbps upload, with no change in pricing, maybe even drop ??.
I used to be a ADSL customer with Telecom, never again, all the copperwire network is good for is a landline.
Telecoms TV Line is a good deal basic saterllite and landline for around $75 N.Z. a month.
Telstraclear is GR8 for cable internet although speeds do drop during peak time when everyone is hammering the net.
Plus Telsraclear must be taking on at least 1,000 new customers a month further lowering speeds over the last year or so, i now get international ping rates in the 100's as compaired to a year ago with much lower ping rates.
Another thing i think is GR8 about Telsraclear is the staic IP excellent for download cilents.
Bring it on Telstraclear. :-)
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Comment by John-Daniel Trask, on 21-Jan-2008 10:55
Wouldn't it be more helpful if they got the 10Mb/s service actually running at that speed rather than just providing 20 dollar rebates for poor performance?
My guess would be that when 25Mb/s is available the average consumer might actually see 10Mb/s real rates.
- JD