Welcome to the world - Unbundled Broadband

Finally, unbundled broadband has arrived in New Zealand!

Orcon are the first to bring us broadband without the need for a telecom line. And they were good enough to skip ADSL (up to 8Mb/s) and start with ADSL2 (up to 24Mb/s) straight away.

However, there's two major issues, straight away:
* You have to be lucky enough to live in one of the initial five Auckland suburbs (Ponsonby, Glenfield, Ellerslie, Mt Albert, Browns Bay). And it may take a while (if ever) before the rest of the country can enjoy it.
* The standard datacap of 10GB is downright laughable. At the promised speeds, you'd reach that in 2 to 3 hours. What's the use of speedy broadband if you can't use it all the time?

So, Orcon, good on ya for bringing us the speed that the rest of the world enjoys. Shame on ya for that laughable datacap.


* Sign up with Orcon
* Read the article in the NZ Herald