Are we not one of the biggest countries around?
For some reason our telecommunications industry seems to be happy to leave us Aussies in the dark ages when it comes to hi-speed internet.
Yes we have Adsl2 and Cable, but compared to other countries this is just an advanced version of dialup.
I don't know about you, but when I was in the US early last year the first thing I noticed surfing the net was how incredibly quick it is over there.
Their wireless connections were astonishingly fast. It really put into perspective how far behind we are in the age of the internet.
Outside of this, the prices for internet over there are so cheap for these high speeds. We truly do get ripped here in Australia for internet usage. Whilst I was there, I had the use of this hi-speed wireless, unlimited downloads (no speed caps) for a month for only $29.95.
Here in Aus, we pay for hi-speed ADSL or ADSL2 and get told once we hit our monthly usage we get capped to 64kbps to bring us into unlimited usage.
On top of all this, hotel's in the US gave free unlimited usage of either their lan lines or their wireless lines. This is something I have yet to see here in Australia. We seem to get ripped on average $10 a day in hotels just to use a crappy slow connection.
I can't even imagine what's going to happen when we finally do get T1 lines in Aus, and the rediculous prices we are going to be charged to use this service.
Faz Out
1 comment:
One word ... Telstra, they own all the infrastructure and will not release the true potential of what they have put in place.
Because they are loosing market share so rapidly they are holding on to this with an iron fist.
With foresight you would think the goodwill they could generate by releasing this would surely bring back customers ... But no like so many Australian businesses they are short sighted and count todays pennies instead of looking to tomorrow $$$'s
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