Talk:Internet in New Zealand

Things that need to be kept updated

Source	Next updated	Updated
Ookla speed	Monthly	F (talk) 12:30, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
UFB quarterly update	May 2015	F (talk) 04:01, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
Akamai quarterly report	December 2014	F (talk) 22:55, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
ComCom annual(?) study	December 2014	F (talk) 12:17, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
Chorus biannual report	March 2015	F (talk) 23:47, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
StatsNZ annual survey	October 2015	F (talk) 22:46, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

report on the status of internet in new zealand

http://www.comcom.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Report-on-New-Zealand-Broadband-Quality-July-to-December-2009.pdf —Preceding unsigned comment added by Digmores (talk • contribs) 01:34, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

That's a bit too late now, and they haven't kept on producing these reports. But you lead me to find the International Retail Price Comparison Fixed Line Services December 2013 report, which looks to be useful.F (talk) 00:07, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Unlimited downloads

Woosh Wired also had an unlimited plan. They didn't shape the traffic in the way that Xtra did. They haven't switched old users of the plan over to the modern version of the unlimited plan (which now has a 10GB cap, a significant difference), however many believe that the existing users of the unlimited plan are now on low priority browsing due to consistently poor speeds.

Also worth pointing out that data caps have been drastically lowered in NZ, the most you can get now is 20GB, and it costs an arm and a leg without max up/down.

I don't have any sources, and I'm completely new to this but I thought I'd point it out in case somebody wanted to do a bit of digging. Misssakura 04:23, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Datacaps are not limited to 20GB in New Zealand, many providers offer plans exceeding 100GB in a month at "affordable prices". Ihug also offered an unlimited datacap with the introduction of UBS. This was quickly changed to a 40GB plan inside of a year. Orcon quickly matched this unlimited datacap, but seemed to remove it just as fast.

Currently the only ISP's that offer unlimited datacaps restrict the time to which the data is accounted for.

Scope of article?

Simon has removed a link to TradeMe that I added, but I disagree about this. I think the article should discuss more than just ISPs and such. A mention of some of the most popular websites, with special focus on New Zealand websites (TradeMe qualifying by both these criteria) is warranted in my opinion. If not, where shall we discuss such material? Richard001 (talk) 19:44, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Well the section it was in was for internet related organisations whichtrademe is not. Anyway exactly what sort of thing would we have, a list of the top 10 websites (by which criteria?) , a discussion on the hosting industry? - SimonLyall (talk) 10:25, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Something like that I guess. A list isn't the best option, but some prose mentioning the most popular overall/New Zealand sites (and sites notable for other criteria) seems appropriate to me. Richard001 (talk) 10:52, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

The article needs to look at all aspects of internet in New Zealand so an inclusion of websites would be valid provided that it is sourced, to prevent the section generating into a place where people but their favourite websites. Your right in saying that it should look beyond the isp's so inclusion of statistics, major milstones and a overview of the network layout i.e. international cables major delivery to the home (copper or fibre etc). Digmores (talk) 00:28, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Proposed structure

• Introduction
• History
• Current State
  • Statistics/Introduction
  • DSL
    • TW DSL
    • ADSL 2+
  • HFC cable
  • rural divide
  • Regulatory information
    • carrier licensing etc
  • (transit?) infrastructure
    • metro fiber networks, inter-exchange,
    • interregion: pretty bland - company 1,2 & 3 run fiber between city a, b & c ... One on each of the islands
    • international: cables linking to the rest of the world short stub
• Future
  • FTTN
  • Wireless
  • New submarine cables

this is a modified structure proposed originally by gummAY. Have found that this is a good structure to follow on similar articles.

Thoughts Digmores (talk) 04:34, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

OK I change the structure (after 5 years)! F (talk) 05:10, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Hacking

There have been notable cases of hacking in NZ. This needs documenting in the article. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 20:09, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Have there? I haven't heard of many. Edaemus (talk) 03:45, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Free internet

Needs a mention of the free dialup we used to had and how it lead to the introduction of 0867 numbers . F (talk) 08:08, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Done, please check my work. F (talk) 09:40, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

gj im just going to move in to earlier in the history section as u go down the page u go forward in history if u get wat i mean. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Digmores (talk • contribs) 01:16, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Your Free Internet is incomplete. It should include the Wellington city council free dialup called Citynet that started in 1991. Linnah (talk) 12:45, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

I had a quick google and it seems like it just provides council info with some internet resources, not a full ISP service? F (talk) 03:58, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Outdated

A lot of this page is very seriously outdated and most certainly in need of a re-write. The above proposed structure looks good and could be a good starter for a new article. What is everybody's thoughts? by  cody 02:42, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Even the first sentence is outdated - since Chorus split, Telecom no longer owns the majority of the infrastructure. Nurg (talk) 02:02, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Updated to say Chorus. F (talk) 05:10, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Yep although i don't know too much about the telecommunications business, there are many more providers, and chorus owns all the lines, oh and fibre optic anyone? because it's avaliable now (in some areas in Auckland) Fionalenore (talk) 04:18, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

Details updated. F (talk) 05:10, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Assessment comment

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*A better article lede is needed. Best to have international comparisons rather then launching into stuff about Telecom and Xtra. Needs the following sections: Internet related crime Interent related legislation Better lede is done! F (talk) 10:54, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Last edited at 10:54, 6 March 2014 (UTC). Substituted at 19:02, 29 April 2016 (UTC)