Death of Decent Australian Broadband

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Death of Decent Australian Broadband

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday May 20, 2002 @08:27PM from the so-much-trouble-in-the-world dept.

iamplasma writes: "As reported by several Australian newspapers, Optus cable internet services will be switching their standard plan to a 3gb "soft-limit" broadband service (once the limit is passed, the service slows to 28kbps). This is effectively the end of decent broadband in Australia, with Optus being the only major provider to offer a service without a highly restrictive usage cap. This is also the ISP who proudly promoted themselves over their main competitor specifically over the issue of the competitor's 3gb limits."

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1st Post by MjDascombe · 2002-05-20 20:30 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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first post by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-20 20:30 · Score: -1, Offtopic

haha
First post by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-20 20:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic

i always wanted to be in the lime lite!!!!

first post!!!1
w00t by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-20 20:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

1P
☻ this is a MOTHERFUCKING TEST, BITCHES by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-20 20:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

heh i like swearing, biznatches

yo b4 my ass forgets what doya niggas see in dat subject field, yo?
1. Re:☻ this is a MOTHERFUCKING TEST, BITCHES by Yukanojo · 2002-05-20 20:46 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  The sad thing is, this is probably a 13 year old white kid.
  ...
2. Re:☻ this is a MOTHERFUCKING TEST, BITCHES by silvaran · 2002-05-20 20:56 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  or a 69-year-old asylum escapee
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1st troll. by varkatope · 2002-05-20 20:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

*ahem*

loser!

this message was generated by a Barrel of Albino Bruins just for you. yes you.

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not bad dere d00d but yo here somethang4ya niggas by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-20 20:51 · Score: -1, Offtopic

yo dudie, iv'e seen betta
Re:Whine Whine Whine... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-21 00:13 · Score: -1, Offtopic

ROFL..
Re:kiwi's by stryyker · 2002-05-21 00:29 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It is but too many dickheads around the world get us confused.
MOD PARENT UP PLEASE! by Ann+O'Nymous-Coward · 2002-05-21 03:44 · Score: 0, Offtopic

This was IMO bloody insightful stuff. My kingdom for some mod points!