Yes, thank you telecom for finally providing average broadband 10 years after it was available, excuse my sarcasm. I have concerns that we will wait another ten years before we get fibre to the door. This is what we need now! I like John Keys idea of government investing in this just like roads and other important infrastructure. 9,000 down 800 up this wont be enough for new TV and movie services that will become available soon particularly with HD Video. I guess needs vary. I appreciate the efforts of the people who got Pt Chev to the top of the list but the fight may not be over. We should start the Point Chev fibre to the door group now! anybody in?

Just to update, I emailed Chorus and they sent me the map that Ross talks about. It shows that the connection will be by the 30 of May, much better than September. So I guess it will be connected in May or September. I hope May. If anybody would like a copy of the map with the dates email me at mike@blueday.co.nz

I got pretty excited about the new cabinets as I live in Pt Chev Rd, I had seen the press and seen them take the lovely photos(just across the road in fact) etc… Great BB is here, so I ordered telecom broadband and asked if it was the new adsl2, it should be they said as the cabinets were live or will be live in April. It all got turned on quickly but I noticed the speed was ADSL not ADSL2 (2 mb down, 700k up). I phoned telecom to see if I was still connected the Mt Albert exchange or the local dslam, after I insisted they contacted Chorus. Chorus said they make the call on who gets put on to the new cabinets and my connection would be in September.

What’s the point of new cabinets if you can’t even get on to them? Maybe I should run a cable just across the road and hook it up myself.

Once again telecom have promised the earth and delivered nothing!