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Old 19-06-2007, 09:59 AM
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Hi KH,

Broadband is usually pretty good in NZ. It's the same as most other places though - the further you live away from your nearest exchange, the lower the quality or likelyhood of getting it at all. We live semi-rural, and the best we can get is 3.5mb download by 160kbps upload, but my office in the city centre gets 8mb download by 360kbps upload.

Auckland and Wellington can get fibre optic internet, and pretty much anywhere else in the country can get satellite broadband (for a price!).

Prices for normal phone line broadband are based on bandwidth usage (all connections speeds are 'fast as your line can go') and range from $29 per rmonth for 1GB usage, to $50+ for unlimited usage. I think Telecoms unlimited plan is on hold at the moment though, because the phone system couldn't handle the traffic!
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