TelstraClear HighSpeed Internet

At the moment I'm on TelstraClear HighSpeed Starter 256kbps/10GB and
looking at Paradise usage table it shows my usage for the last few
years as under the 2GB mark. I spend a reasonable amount of time on
the internet reading and listening to overseas radio. I also download
a number of software programmes, but don't play games or share files.

Checking the TelstraClear web site for the new highspeed plans it
shows a HighSpeed 10GB 2Mbps plan for less than I'm paying at present
but with this proviso; "For use around 4 hours a day for moderate
internet browsing/surfing and downloading files and services.
Excellent audio services. Users should monitor their usage carefully".

At the moment I spend more than 4 hours daily on the internet and as
previously stated my usage rate is under 2GB a month, why the
difference? I can understand that with the faster speed there would be
a tendency to download additional software for awhile until the
novelty wore off, but I still can't see me downloading 10GB a month.

Little advice needed please. Would this 10GB plan be suitable for my
needs? Is there a reason, other than stated, why I would need more
than the 10Gb plan?

If I change plans now It's impossible to go back to the old highspeed
starter 256kbps plan according to TelstraClear.

Opinions and advice would be much appreciated.

Regards,
John.

John

John wrote:

>
> If I change plans now It's impossible to go back to the old highspeed
> starter 256kbps plan according to TelstraClear.
>
> Opinions and advice would be much appreciated.
>
TelstraClear have made offers in the past that are not open to existing
customers. Moreover you tend to be locked in for 12 months or so.

It is rather like an employer offering new employees more than existing
employees are getting, relying on inerta and logistical hassles of getting
a new job.

Peter

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:58:14 +1200, John <> wrote:

>At the moment I'm on TelstraClear HighSpeed Starter 256kbps/10GB and
>looking at Paradise usage table it shows my usage for the last few
>years as under the 2GB mark. I spend a reasonable amount of time on
>the internet reading and listening to overseas radio. I also download
>a number of software programmes, but don't play games or share files.
>
>Checking the TelstraClear web site for the new highspeed plans it
>shows a HighSpeed 10GB 2Mbps plan for less than I'm paying at present
>but with this proviso; "For use around 4 hours a day for moderate
>internet browsing/surfing and downloading files and services.
>Excellent audio services. Users should monitor their usage carefully".
>
>At the moment I spend more than 4 hours daily on the internet and as
>previously stated my usage rate is under 2GB a month, why the
>difference? I can understand that with the faster speed there would be
>a tendency to download additional software for awhile until the
>novelty wore off, but I still can't see me downloading 10GB a month.
>
>Little advice needed please. Would this 10GB plan be suitable for my
>needs? Is there a reason, other than stated, why I would need more
>than the 10Gb plan?
>
>If I change plans now It's impossible to go back to the old highspeed
>starter 256kbps plan according to TelstraClear.
>
>Opinions and advice would be much appreciated.
>
>Regards,
>John.

How much of your traffic is national traffic?

--
Cheers for now

Ross Dawson.

Ross Dawson

John wrote:
> At the moment I'm on TelstraClear HighSpeed Starter 256kbps/10GB and
> looking at Paradise usage table it shows my usage for the last few
> years as under the 2GB mark. I spend a reasonable amount of time on
> the internet reading and listening to overseas radio. I also download
> a number of software programmes, but don't play games or share files.
>
> Checking the TelstraClear web site for the new highspeed plans it
> shows a HighSpeed 10GB 2Mbps plan for less than I'm paying at present
> but with this proviso; "For use around 4 hours a day for moderate
> internet browsing/surfing and downloading files and services.
> Excellent audio services. Users should monitor their usage carefully".
>
> At the moment I spend more than 4 hours daily on the internet and as
> previously stated my usage rate is under 2GB a month, why the
> difference? I can understand that with the faster speed there would be
> a tendency to download additional software for awhile until the
> novelty wore off, but I still can't see me downloading 10GB a month.
>
> Little advice needed please. Would this 10GB plan be suitable for my
> needs? Is there a reason, other than stated, why I would need more
> than the 10Gb plan?
>
> If I change plans now It's impossible to go back to the old highspeed
> starter 256kbps plan according to TelstraClear.
>
> Opinions and advice would be much appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> John.


I am still on the 256k one as well.

My download pattern looks similar to yours about 1gig min to 5 gig max,
av about 2~2.5.....a month.

The "extra" speed maybe a loss (ie marketing blurb), it really depends
on the bandwidth available, if its over-subscribed say a busy web site,
all you get is 30Kbyte/sec either way....

The big advantage of the old 256k plan is the National/International
split, new plans only have Internatioanl rate, so if a lot of your
browsing is within NZ, your total could take a jump....mine is 15%~20%
ntaional the rest international so it woul have no big imapct for me.

It might actually be worth doing to save money as long as you are still
under 10gig.

regards

Thing

thingy

"John" <> wrote in message
news:ritzfpuuqd9c$....
> At the moment I'm on TelstraClear HighSpeed Starter 256kbps/10GB and
> looking at Paradise usage table it shows my usage for the last few
> years as under the 2GB mark. I spend a reasonable amount of time on
> the internet reading and listening to overseas radio. I also download
> a number of software programmes, but don't play games or share files.
>
> Checking the TelstraClear web site for the new highspeed plans it
> shows a HighSpeed 10GB 2Mbps plan for less than I'm paying at present
> but with this proviso; "For use around 4 hours a day for moderate
> internet browsing/surfing and downloading files and services.
> Excellent audio services. Users should monitor their usage carefully".
>
> At the moment I spend more than 4 hours daily on the internet and as
> previously stated my usage rate is under 2GB a month, why the
> difference? I can understand that with the faster speed there would be
> a tendency to download additional software for awhile until the
> novelty wore off, but I still can't see me downloading 10GB a month.
>
> Little advice needed please. Would this 10GB plan be suitable for my
> needs? Is there a reason, other than stated, why I would need more
> than the 10Gb plan?
>
> If I change plans now It's impossible to go back to the old highspeed
> starter 256kbps plan according to TelstraClear.
>
> Opinions and advice would be much appreciated.
>
Extra traffic on the new plan is $3 per GB so if you went over it, it's not
really gonna break the bank.

If I were you, and knew my usage wasn't going to change, I'd go for the 5GB
plan. See how it goes and upgrade if necessary. Just make sure there are
no penalties first. I don't think TCL care, as long as you're still their
customer.


-KENT

Kent Smith

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:15:50 +1200, Ross Dawson wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:58:14 +1200, John <> wrote:
>
>>At the moment I'm on TelstraClear HighSpeed Starter 256kbps/10GB and
>>looking at Paradise usage table it shows my usage for the last few
>>years as under the 2GB mark. I spend a reasonable amount of time on
>>the internet reading and listening to overseas radio. I also download
>>a number of software programmes, but don't play games or share files.
>>
>>Checking the TelstraClear web site for the new highspeed plans it
>>shows a HighSpeed 10GB 2Mbps plan for less than I'm paying at present
>>but with this proviso; "For use around 4 hours a day for moderate
>>internet browsing/surfing and downloading files and services.
>>Excellent audio services. Users should monitor their usage carefully".
>>
>>At the moment I spend more than 4 hours daily on the internet and as
>>previously stated my usage rate is under 2GB a month, why the
>>difference? I can understand that with the faster speed there would be
>>a tendency to download additional software for awhile until the
>>novelty wore off, but I still can't see me downloading 10GB a month.
>>
>>Little advice needed please. Would this 10GB plan be suitable for my
>>needs? Is there a reason, other than stated, why I would need more
>>than the 10Gb plan?
>>
>>If I change plans now It's impossible to go back to the old highspeed
>>starter 256kbps plan according to TelstraClear.
>>
>>Opinions and advice would be much appreciated.
>>
>>Regards,
>>John.
>
> How much of your traffic is national traffic?

Last month International traffic = 803.68 National = 156.50
Equivalent = 819.33 difference of 86.85.

Mentioned this to a TelstraClear representative who stated that the
new plans included both International and National traffic and they
intend to change existing plans also.

Regards,
John.

John

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:17:48 +1200, thingy wrote:

> John wrote:
>> At the moment I'm on TelstraClear HighSpeed Starter 256kbps/10GB and
>> looking at Paradise usage table it shows my usage for the last few
>> years as under the 2GB mark. I spend a reasonable amount of time on
>> the internet reading and listening to overseas radio. I also download
>> a number of software programmes, but don't play games or share files.
>>
>> Checking the TelstraClear web site for the new highspeed plans it
>> shows a HighSpeed 10GB 2Mbps plan for less than I'm paying at present
>> but with this proviso; "For use around 4 hours a day for moderate
>> internet browsing/surfing and downloading files and services.
>> Excellent audio services. Users should monitor their usage carefully".
>>
>> At the moment I spend more than 4 hours daily on the internet and as
>> previously stated my usage rate is under 2GB a month, why the
>> difference? I can understand that with the faster speed there would be
>> a tendency to download additional software for awhile until the
>> novelty wore off, but I still can't see me downloading 10GB a month.
>>
>> Little advice needed please. Would this 10GB plan be suitable for my
>> needs? Is there a reason, other than stated, why I would need more
>> than the 10Gb plan?
>>
>> If I change plans now It's impossible to go back to the old highspeed
>> starter 256kbps plan according to TelstraClear.
>>
>> Opinions and advice would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>> John.
>
>
> I am still on the 256k one as well.
>
> My download pattern looks similar to yours about 1gig min to 5 gig max,
> av about 2~2.5.....a month.
>
> The "extra" speed maybe a loss (ie marketing blurb), it really depends
> on the bandwidth available, if its over-subscribed say a busy web site,
> all you get is 30Kbyte/sec either way....
>
> The big advantage of the old 256k plan is the National/International
> split, new plans only have Internatioanl rate, so if a lot of your
> browsing is within NZ, your total could take a jump....mine is 15%~20%
> ntaional the rest international so it woul have no big imapct for me.
>
> It might actually be worth doing to save money as long as you are still
> under 10gig.

According to TelstraClear, the National/International split on the old
256kpbs is about to change to bring it into line with the new plans.

Regards,
John.

John

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:21:34 +1200, Kent Smith wrote:

> "John" <> wrote in message
> news:ritzfpuuqd9c$....
>> At the moment I'm on TelstraClear HighSpeed Starter 256kbps/10GB and
>> looking at Paradise usage table it shows my usage for the last few
>> years as under the 2GB mark. I spend a reasonable amount of time on
>> the internet reading and listening to overseas radio. I also download
>> a number of software programmes, but don't play games or share files.
>>
>> Checking the TelstraClear web site for the new highspeed plans it
>> shows a HighSpeed 10GB 2Mbps plan for less than I'm paying at present
>> but with this proviso; "For use around 4 hours a day for moderate
>> internet browsing/surfing and downloading files and services.
>> Excellent audio services. Users should monitor their usage carefully".
>>
>> At the moment I spend more than 4 hours daily on the internet and as
>> previously stated my usage rate is under 2GB a month, why the
>> difference? I can understand that with the faster speed there would be
>> a tendency to download additional software for awhile until the
>> novelty wore off, but I still can't see me downloading 10GB a month.
>>
>> Little advice needed please. Would this 10GB plan be suitable for my
>> needs? Is there a reason, other than stated, why I would need more
>> than the 10Gb plan?
>>
>> If I change plans now It's impossible to go back to the old highspeed
>> starter 256kbps plan according to TelstraClear.
>>
>> Opinions and advice would be much appreciated.
>>
> Extra traffic on the new plan is $3 per GB so if you went over it, it's not
> really gonna break the bank.

> If I were you, and knew my usage wasn't going to change, I'd go for the 5GB
> plan. See how it goes and upgrade if necessary. Just make sure there are
> no penalties first. I don't think TCL care, as long as you're still their
> customer.

Makes sense, and even if I'm slightly over, the $3 it cost per GB
would still be less than it costs at the moment. Are you certain that
it's only $3 per GB?

Regards,
John.

John

John wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:17:48 +1200, thingy wrote:
>
>
>>John wrote:
>>
>>>At the moment I'm on TelstraClear HighSpeed Starter 256kbps/10GB and
>>>looking at Paradise usage table it shows my usage for the last few
>>>years as under the 2GB mark. I spend a reasonable amount of time on
>>>the internet reading and listening to overseas radio. I also download
>>>a number of software programmes, but don't play games or share files.
>>>
>>>Checking the TelstraClear web site for the new highspeed plans it
>>>shows a HighSpeed 10GB 2Mbps plan for less than I'm paying at present
>>>but with this proviso; "For use around 4 hours a day for moderate
>>>internet browsing/surfing and downloading files and services.
>>>Excellent audio services. Users should monitor their usage carefully".
>>>
>>>At the moment I spend more than 4 hours daily on the internet and as
>>>previously stated my usage rate is under 2GB a month, why the
>>>difference? I can understand that with the faster speed there would be
>>>a tendency to download additional software for awhile until the
>>>novelty wore off, but I still can't see me downloading 10GB a month.
>>>
>>>Little advice needed please. Would this 10GB plan be suitable for my
>>>needs? Is there a reason, other than stated, why I would need more
>>>than the 10Gb plan?
>>>
>>>If I change plans now It's impossible to go back to the old highspeed
>>>starter 256kbps plan according to TelstraClear.
>>>
>>>Opinions and advice would be much appreciated.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>John.
>>
>>
>>I am still on the 256k one as well.
>>
>>My download pattern looks similar to yours about 1gig min to 5 gig max,
>>av about 2~2.5.....a month.
>>
>>The "extra" speed maybe a loss (ie marketing blurb), it really depends
>>on the bandwidth available, if its over-subscribed say a busy web site,
>>all you get is 30Kbyte/sec either way....
>>
>>The big advantage of the old 256k plan is the National/International
>>split, new plans only have Internatioanl rate, so if a lot of your
>>browsing is within NZ, your total could take a jump....mine is 15%~20%
>>ntaional the rest international so it woul have no big imapct for me.
>>
>>It might actually be worth doing to save money as long as you are still
>>under 10gig.
>
>
> According to TelstraClear, the National/International split on the old
> 256kpbs is about to change to bring it into line with the new plans.
>
> Regards,
> John.

K.

Looked at the "new" plan, same cost, no savings on what I pay now. So I
have a worse service for the same money......

Guess they will be contacting me and offering me the option of
"upgrading" or terminating the contract then.

Seriously considering dumping my landline for a vodafone......roughly
same cost for far more usability.....at which time I assume Clear wont
want me as they loose tolls, not that I make them anyway......

regards

Thing

thingy

John wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:21:34 +1200, Kent Smith wrote:
>
>
>>"John" <> wrote in message
>>news:ritzfpuuqd9c$.. ..
>>
>>>At the moment I'm on TelstraClear HighSpeed Starter 256kbps/10GB and
>>>looking at Paradise usage table it shows my usage for the last few
>>>years as under the 2GB mark. I spend a reasonable amount of time on
>>>the internet reading and listening to overseas radio. I also download
>>>a number of software programmes, but don't play games or share files.
>>>
>>>Checking the TelstraClear web site for the new highspeed plans it
>>>shows a HighSpeed 10GB 2Mbps plan for less than I'm paying at present
>>>but with this proviso; "For use around 4 hours a day for moderate
>>>internet browsing/surfing and downloading files and services.
>>>Excellent audio services. Users should monitor their usage carefully".
>>>
>>>At the moment I spend more than 4 hours daily on the internet and as
>>>previously stated my usage rate is under 2GB a month, why the
>>>difference? I can understand that with the faster speed there would be
>>>a tendency to download additional software for awhile until the
>>>novelty wore off, but I still can't see me downloading 10GB a month.
>>>
>>>Little advice needed please. Would this 10GB plan be suitable for my
>>>needs? Is there a reason, other than stated, why I would need more
>>>than the 10Gb plan?
>>>
>>>If I change plans now It's impossible to go back to the old highspeed
>>>starter 256kbps plan according to TelstraClear.
>>>
>>>Opinions and advice would be much appreciated.
>>>
>>
>>Extra traffic on the new plan is $3 per GB so if you went over it, it's not
>>really gonna break the bank.
>
>
>>If I were you, and knew my usage wasn't going to change, I'd go for the 5GB
>>plan. See how it goes and upgrade if necessary. Just make sure there are
>>no penalties first. I don't think TCL care, as long as you're still their
>>customer.
>
>
> Makes sense, and even if I'm slightly over, the $3 it cost per GB
> would still be less than it costs at the moment. Are you certain that
> it's only $3 per GB?
>
> Regards,
> John.


hmm from reading the site, looked like $3 for 250meg to me.....so $12 a
gig....?

regards

Thing

thingy