ghostface Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 how many people lost power today? il lost it from 8.30am to 1pm, and just lost it again at about 830 pm, its still off. browsing on generator power auckland central.. bunnings have generators for $100, they work sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Wow out again? That's crazy!!! When it went out for a couple of months in 1998 I lost major money, my staff could not work on certain locations but I still had to pay them. Did I recieve any compensation? Not a cent. My lawyer told me they had made a decision to fight each claim to the max, on a case by case basis, and his advise to me was to forget it. I thought Telecon were bad but I cannot believe these guys have made little effort to improve infrastructure since 1998. They should all be fired and forced to get a real job where they have to perform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Aren't monopolys fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Hmmm, I vaguely remember something about them trying to run more power lines up to Auckland and everyone whining like little girls about it. Sounds like it's partially self inflicted to me. And anyway, it sounds like most of you guys weren't out for that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 I thought Telecon were bad but I cannot believe these guys have made little effort to improve infrastructure since 1998. They should all be fired and forced to get a real job where they have to perform. This is quite a different situation than Telecom. The industry have been trying to get these major upgrades to progress. They have the money to spend, and are willing to spend it. They are well aware of the fragility and capacity shortfalls of the power network, not only into Auckland but into Christchurch as well. Their hands are tied with the ridiculous processes involved to get anything approved through the RMA and associated crap. By being charged with providing critical infrastructure, they should have the ability to bypass all this consultation and RMA rubbish and go ahead with their plans, as they are in the national interest. Look what happened to Meridian and project aqua, canned because of the expense and time required to got through consent processes. I suspect that will come back to bite hard. How are they different to Telecom, well Telecom's just plain incompetent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 They have what amounts to one line from Onehunga to Penrose. They have had 8 years to sort this. Telecom incompetent? I'd beg to differ, in fact it is the system that is wrong. As things stand at present, Telecoms management is working for their shareholders, and is charged with making the maximum profit they can. This they have done with extreme efficiency. Theresa Gattung is judged by how much profit she makes and that is what her job is. So, under the existing ( or recently existing ) system, her job was to extract the maximum possible money from NZ, and distribute it to mainly overseas shareholders. If it was nessecary to strangle internet speed, kill new competition, screw customers with 70 dollar charges for a service that cost 20 cents, and generally hurt the NZ economy to achieve maximum profit by leveraging monoploy status, then that was their job. It was inevitable the government would have to intervene, only thing I don't understand is why they didn't do it years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 I had the weird problem of only being able to look at New Zealand websites - a phonecall to ihug was useless, they couldnt even answer the phones to take calls as they are based in auckland. :lol: I was stoked about the telecome thing, they have been shafting NZ for ages, right back into the 80's. It started with local calls- somehow the most expensive in the world. Excuses excuses, now its continuing with cell phone rates. It really annoys me. I'm glad the minister made his inappropriate comments too, even more off the share price. The annoying thing is the government owns 40% of telecom? so it's partially in their intrests to rip us off. Ugggh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 They have had more than 8 years to sort it out, and that pretty much sums up the bureaucracy they face in trying to do what they need to do. In incompetent I was talking more from providing a technical standpoint rather than a business one, they fail to provide reliability in some of the most basic services required for the internet to operate. But I agree, essential infrastructure networks need to be heavily regulated if they are going to operate "privately". It's the one place where the government should poke their nose in business. They don't seem to have a problem doing that where they aren't needed, but are reluctant to where it matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 wow, you and wasp agree on something? surely not! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Yes its a rare phenomena, must be all the cold weather :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 I think hell might have frozen over. It's probably cold enough anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Our power was on all day in the hills of the waitakeres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostface Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Our power was on all day in the hills of the waitakeres i think its called "mullet power" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Sounds like you guys need http://www.trademe.co.nz/Business-farmi ... 771.htmone of these. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 and that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you reopen a week old conversation :lol: and I bet you thought this thread couldnt get passed a dozen posts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Especially when the link don't work Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Business-farmi ... 605771.htm whoops. notice the ONE on the end of the address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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