>>>> Telstra/Telecom has always been the bottleneck as far as speed goes. I
>>>> remember when they said that 75bpm was quite sufficient, and they
>>>> wouldnt budge from that high speed even though everyone was screaming
>>>> for better speeds.
>
>>> And Telecom/Telstra never ever offered anything that did
>>> 75bpm so they cant have ever made that claim anyway.
>
>> Pity about VIATEL / Discovery.

Actually that was 1200/75

> That was nothing like the maximum rate it could do.
Yes with a faster modem it could go a heap faster, but telecom didnt have
the foresight to support the higher speeds.
>
> And that wasnt even the upstream speed of that anyway.
>
> That silly old fart has never ever had a fucking clue, and thats obviously
> why even telecom gave it the bums rush, right out the door.

Other way around, I couldnt get out of there quick enough. I was dying of
bordom and lack of a decent wage. I went to a company who paid 3 times as
much and give you something to do when a contract was filled. In telecom if
we had a 4 month contract and we filled it in 4 weeks we had to sit on our
arse until the 4 months were over.