As a BigPond Cable user... (Score 1)

...I am disgusted at the changes Telstra will be making. The reasons I chose cable was

- no phone line required
- e-mail and news were not included in the quota

Now there is only one thing that will remain quota-free, and that is uploading to newsgroups on Telstra's news server only. Why the f**k for? I can only imagine that someone high-up at Telstra or with influence high-up uploads an awful lot to the Telstra news server.

I can imagine the Telstra executives planning the BigPond Cable service...

"Let's give these customer schmucks the fastest domestic Internet access yet and a ridiculously small quota. That way they can reach the limit faster than ever before and we'll reap in the profits from excess charges."

"Hurrah!"

"Good show old chap!"

*general cheering and patting on back*

I'm stuck in an 18-month contract with this service, so I guess I gotta lump it.

*sigh*

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