Comments on: Optus’ Strange New Pricing http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/06/02/optus-strange-new-pricing/ Games news & reviews, Australian game developers Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:02:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: booker http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/06/02/optus-strange-new-pricing/#comment-1025 Sun, 02 Jun 2002 23:16:53 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/06/02/optus-strange-new-pricing/#comment-1025 and I repeat "There is nothing wrong with the Australian Broadband industry", just ask Senator Alston. Sure you can't use it as it was intended or it will cost you 100s of dollars a month, but only warez kiddies, pr0n leechers and little kids playing games (because that's the only people that play games) use the internet for more than checking email. Here's a question... Why would you bother getting Optus now? It's a difficult process at best and now it is the same as every other broadband service. Yes Ken it would be funny... and I repeat “There is nothing wrong with the Australian Broadband industry”, just ask Senator Alston.

Sure you can’t use it as it was intended or it will cost you 100s of dollars a month, but only warez kiddies, pr0n leechers and little kids playing games (because that’s the only people that play games) use the internet for more than checking email.

Here’s a question… Why would you bother getting Optus now? It’s a difficult process at best and now it is the same as every other broadband service.

Yes Ken it would be funny…

]]> by: Bob342 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/06/02/optus-strange-new-pricing/#comment-1026 Sun, 02 Jun 2002 23:37:48 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/06/02/optus-strange-new-pricing/#comment-1026 Optus is still cheaper than Telstra, even if you don't take the choices 4 and 5 plan for $69 you can pay $79 for the standard 3gb cable plan. Telstra on the other hand is $87 for 3gb. The "broadband" situation in Australia is now very bleek. I intend to remain on Optus, because I still have fears about switching over to ADSL. However you can be sure that I will be installing a download monitor and watching it like a hawk. At least it doesn't come into effect for 2 months. Optus is still cheaper than Telstra, even if you don’t take the choices 4 and 5 plan for $69 you can pay $79 for the standard 3gb cable plan. Telstra on the other hand is $87 for 3gb. The “broadband” situation in Australia is now very bleek.

I intend to remain on Optus, because I still have fears about switching over to ADSL. However you can be sure that I will be installing a download monitor and watching it like a hawk. At least it doesn’t come into effect for 2 months.

]]> by: bruce http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/06/02/optus-strange-new-pricing/#comment-1027 Mon, 03 Jun 2002 12:25:20 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2002/06/02/optus-strange-new-pricing/#comment-1027 <i>it is actually cheaper to spend less money with Optus than more.</i> What a crazy marketing-driven world we live in when such a scheme is preposterous. it is actually cheaper to spend less money with Optus than more.

What a crazy marketing-driven world we live in when such a scheme is preposterous.

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