Broadband In New Zealand :: essays research papers

"Research shows that we fuck off high internet fees for the developed world."- Mr. Harbies (research scientist)The wideband suppuration index ranks 35 countries from around the world and establishs unused Zealands broadband growth rate at 40%. New Zealand is ranked third lowest just ahead of the Czech Republic and Latvia. At the end of 2002, only 1.74 New Zealanders per 100 ar users of broadband services. New Zealand has one of the lowest growth rates and one of the lowest levels of broadband penetration in the world.I had put up a poll on forums.pcworld.co.nz and the results were 4.88% people verbalize that broadband in New Zealand is cheap and 95.12% said it was expensive. Obviously, the majority of people who did the poll said that broadband in New Zealand is expensive. Personally, I think the prices for the speed are ok but the data caps are pathetic - IT IS RUINING THE MARKET. For people who do non know what a data cap is, it is the limit of how much data you ar e allowed to use each month.The reasons why people use broadband is because it is faster than dial-up and is cheaper than travelting two phone lines. Heavy broadband users are usually gamers or heavy transferers. Almost all heavy broadband users download games, music and/or videos. Im not a heavy downloader or serious gamer therefore I am not in desperate need of broadband. I will still prefer broadband because some overseas pages take s o l o n g t o l o a d.I found out the reason why most people are still on dial-up internet are because most people think broadband is too expensive or they do not require broadband. Some people say they do not have broadband because Telecom will not upgrade their phone lines. I am still using dial-up internet because I thing the broadband rates are too high.Most users say that broadband in other countries are better than New Zealands. Someone posted a communicate on the forums that ADSL (broadband) in New Zealand is very expensive The speed of th e 3GB plan is just not right. I could have it as 6mp/s and maybe get a PS2 as well too with that package in Hong Kong. A research scientist also said Jetstream is expensive and this is not an opinion, it is a fact. Research shows that we have high internet fees for the