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1 AristotlePagaltzis 1 Without getting into nit-picks about [ISP]/[IAP] differences, thank you very much, here are some local ([Waikato] and NewZealand) [ISP]s. (Please don't add subjective comments - that's what IspFlames is for.) You may want to look at [a nice map of NZ ISP connectivity | http://ispmap.co.nz/].
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3 !! Nationwide [ISP]s
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5 * Actrix
6 * CityLink, the fibre network round central Wellington/Auckland
7 * Clear Net (now part of [TelstraClear])
8 * [Data Solutions|http://www.datasolutions.net.nz]
9 * [ICONZ] (temporarily called [AsiaOnLine])
10 * [IHUG]
11 * Maxnet
12 * Morenet/Nettel
13 * NetStreamInternet
14 * [Orcon]
15 * Paradise.net (now part of [TelstraClear])
16 * QSI (Quick Silver)
17 * Saturn (cable service) (now part of [TelstraClear])
2 NewZealandProviders 18 * [Supra Limited|http://www.supra.net.nz/]
1 AristotlePagaltzis 19 * Walker Wireless (now WooshWireless)
20 * [Wave Internet|http://www.wave.co.nz] (probably Hamilton's second ISP, now part of [IHUG])
21 * [Wiz Wireless|http://wizbiz.co.nz] - Provide Wireless services in the Wairarapa
22 * WorldNet
23 * [Xtra]
24
25 !! WirelessNetwork~ing providers in Hamilton
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27 * WiredCountry (in Hamilton, provided by [ICONZ]) - uses the old ~GoLive wireless network. Used to be flat rate until KyleCarter leeched it all. Now starts at $69.95/month for 512kbit, 5GB cap - see http://www.ezysurf.co.nz/wireless.php (current as of 9 Jul 2005) or http://www.iconz.co.nz/bus_wiredcountry.php for business connections.
28 * [Satlan|http://www.satlan.co.nz] - Starts at $ 60.00/month
29 * [Xtra] provide a Wireless JetStream service - http://jetstream.xtra.co.nz/chm/0,,203313-202321,00.html
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31 !! Defunct providers
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33 * MidlandInternetLimited (probably Hamilton's first ISP)
34 * [ZFree] (now part of [TelstraClear])
35 * KiwiNET (now part of [Orcon])
36 * WISE Net (now part of [Orcon])
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38 !! International [ISP]s of historical note
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40 * [UUNET], now part of [MCI], was the first ever ISP and still a major provider of wholesale services
41 * [AOL] was one of the first [ISP]s to mass market InterNet access to the public.