> Telstra said in this article that Parkington parrotted that 1.5mbits/sec
> is what
> "most" Australians are used to.

Correct

> I wonder why it would say that? Telstra, while clearly having the majority
> of
> internet connected households, has this market on its lower and slower
> plans.
> Now, this may be due to a lot of reasons, but it's easy to guess that it
> would
> be based on affordability. Most people cannot afford 20/40 gig plans that
> run on
> ADSL2+. So, they sign up for Bigpond's cheaper, $40/mth plans that run at
> 512kbps or slower.

Because most people dont NEED or WANT ADSL2

> Now, if Telstra would deliver a 50mbit service with say, 20 gigs a month
> for
> around the same price, shit, even I would jump ship.

"Youre living in a fools paradise, Van Hooten"

> Telstra is set to slug its competitors $30/month/user for each line that
> other
> ISPs have for delivering DSL services. I think that it's around $14/mth at

Thats the way life goes. They can build their own networks

> So, if Telstra wants to help with the economy (ISPs going out of business
> definately won't help) then it would do well to limit its hike in charges.

Crapshit. Its a private enterprise, not a benevolent charity. Get over it