Only 27 List members have indicated that they use broadband (which
may be an indication that cost is a deterrent factor) which made it
easy for my 60 year old retiree's mind to summarise. Details of the
statistics are below followed by my observations.
Bigpond ADSL: 5 (2 residence, 2 business, 1 joint)
Bigpond cable: 3 (2 residence, 1 business)
iiNet ADSL: 9 (8 residence, 1 joint)
Westnet ADSL: 3 (3 residence)
Highway ADSL: 2 (1 residence, 1 joint)
EFTEL ADSL: 1 (1 residence)
IT ADSL: 1 (1 residence)
E-wire cable: 1 (1 residence)
Arachnet ADSL: 1 (1 residence)
Optus sattelite (Onno:)!): 1 (1 joint?)
My observations
*when I quickly created the survey I mistakenly thought that location
would indicate private or business use. However some members use a
residence connection for both purposes so I have classed them as
being "joint".
*I would assume that the costs of connection would be reduced by the
tax deductibility (either whole or part) of business usage.
*although not requested, a number of people made comments about their
ISP service. 50% of Bigpond ADSL and cable users made comments, all
of which were good. Overall there was only one bad comment (iiNET).
*none of the people who had previously posted adverse remarks about
Bigpond broadband entered this survey about all broadband users.
Readers can draw their own conclusions.
*a number of people suggested that a survey should include the type
of modem used (ethernet or USB), router use, quality of ISP service
and the number who desire for broadband but which is not available
for various reasons. Such a survey starts getting complicated and
would best be run by WAMUG using a web form (as proposed by Shay).
*I do not know the total number of List members so it is impossible
for me to calculate the percentage using broadband. I would suspect
that the percentage is small because, in my opinion, being able to
afford the cost is a major factor.
Thanks to all who supplied their details.
Bob
