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The great disconnect

By Julie Starr | Published: February 27, 2008
The trouble with this highly connected high-speed wired world we live in, is that it isn't. It's hard work staying connected on the road. I have two wi-fi enabled devices - a little lightweight laptop and a hunking great HTC Tytn pda. Which is all well and good but for the utter paucity of wifi in New Zealand and the nonsense of having to pay for it when you find it.
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First rule for ISPs: keep it simple (please)

By Julie Starr | Published: January 21, 2008
Here's something I'd like New Zealand's ISPs to read. It's a list of suggestions made by Silicon Alley Insider in response to the news that some US cable companies are moving to user-consumption billing (more you use, more you pay). Here's a couple to be getting on with: Make things simple. Don't have 50 pricing plans.
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