[Radders]

Hi, am trying to decide whether to take my lap top or sell it, ande buy another or a desk top in NZ.
It's only a couple of years old, with dvd/cd rewriter so covers my needs.
Can anyone tell me the cost of a mid range computer over there?
What price for internet connections/ broadband etc?
Many thanks
Rad

[abourmike]

Hi
My advise would be to fetch it over. It would be easy to sell it over here, so if you did decide to upgrade then you can take your time and shop arround. Try www.dell.co.nz to give you an indication of prices you can expect to pay.
Broadband starts from about $40 per month for a 250K connection and a 1 Gig download limit. Faster conections are available with different tarifs depending on usage. Try www.telecom.co.nz and look for the jetstream Xtra link for an up to date price plan.

Hope this helps

Mike.

[Moorf]

Are there any unlimited download plans? I doubt we could stick to the 1 Gig!!

[abourmike]

Yes you can get unlimited download plans for about $60.
This again is the slower speed connection (250K)
The faster connection (500K) plan is again a 1 Gig limit, anything beyond this limit is charged at a pay as you go tarif.
There are other ISPs available, but it all depends on where you will be living to what is available to you. Aukland, Wellington and Christchurch for example have a wider choice of service providers, so you would probably get a better deal there.

Cheers

Mike.

[Moorf]

Thanks Mike.

:nice1

[Radders]

Thanks for the help!

[richsadams]

Hi All :cool

Have to agree that if your machine is a couple of years old or less and fits your needs, bring it with you. :nice1

Prices for computers here are higher (than in the U.S.) and usually are a good six-months behind tech-wise.

Hope that helps!

[DrPhred]

How popular are Macintosh computers in NZ? I've spent the last 15 years working at an Apple dealer and hope to keep working with Macs.

My wife does Mac and PC support for a University here and hopes to find work supporting Macs again.

[tigerlily]

On Macs-

I found the Mac store right away in Auckland. So they do surely have them! Also, the one Kiwi who I know here in the US is a Mac programmer. So I think that they are the same sort of fringe of users that we have here in the US (I type this on my iBook).

PS. Good on your wife- that was my job too before I had the twins!

[toots]

Be brought all our laptops and computers with us , they survived the journey really well and I would hate to have the cost of replacing them.

We had an little accident with one of the laptops a few weeks ago. We contacted our insurance company who took it in and arranged for repairs. When they were finished we paid the excess and picked it up (it now has a new motherboard) and it now works better than it did before.

So, don't forget to get contents insurance sorted out as soon as your stuff gets here, we used AMI for both car and house contents.

[AliJax]

for those of you looking for a broadband ISP

I've got connected with Telecom FOR FREE.

Yes Free connection and Free MODEM it took 3 days. start on the lowest package and you can upgrtade but not downgrade your package)

and for 12 months which aint to bad.

[Timbo]

Woosh starts to apply pressure

02.02.05
By OWEN HEMBRY


Wireless broadband service provider Woosh Wireless, emboldened by a $74 million capital raising, is turning up the heat on its rivals with three new high-speed internet plans.

The telecoms firm, which provides high-speed internet connections and telecoms services in the main centres, said yesterday that private equity fund Intellectual Capital Partners had stumped up $35 million. The remaining $39 million was spread among major shareholders including Todd Capital, Clarity Partners and The Warehouse founder Stephen Tindall.

Chairman Rod Inglis said the support from investors was a "strong endorsement of the company, the business plan and where it's going. They think that they can really build a valuable asset and business through Woosh."

Sales and marketing manager Sandra Geange said Woosh wanted to offer an affordable broadband alternative to this country's 800,000 dial-up customers.

She said the average price of dial-up connections was about $22 a month. The company's new plans ranged from $29.95 a month, with a data cap of 200 MB, up to $69.95 for 10 GB. Customers could buy 500MB 'top-ups' for $14.95.

Inglis said Woosh ended the year to last June with $40 million in cash, $68 million in shareholder funds and operating losses of $13.9 million.