- JetStream
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Jet stream (disambiguation) for other meanings of jet stream."JetStream and Mobile JetStream are two brand names used by
Telecom New Zealand to market itsretail and resaleADSL -basedfixed line andCDMA2000 -based3G wireless Internet access offerings respectively. The retail ADSL offering from its ownInternet service provider (ISP), Xtra, is now more commonly referred to by the company as "Xtra Broadband", though the JetStream brand is still in use.Retail
ADSL offerings (using Telecom's network) from other non-Telecom ISPs such asTelstraClear were often sold under the resale option, and many have now been migrated to retail plans that either use Telecom'swholesale d " [http://www.telecom.co.nz/content/0,3900,204856-202771,00.html WBS] " or " [http://www.telecom.co.nz/content/0,3900,204215-202771,00.html UBS] " ADSL offerings.Like Xtra, these other ISPs now tend to avoid using the JetStream names in their up-to-date
ADSL marketing collateral.Due to its original use by Telecom, ADSL is now what many
New Zealand ers refer to as JetStream, occasionally also applying the term tobroadband in general, though with the apparent withdrawal of use by Telecom of the brand name, this is decreasing.External links
* [http://www.telecom.co.nz/content/0,3900,203096-201502,00.html Telecom's Xtra Broadband home page]
* [http://www.telecom.co.nz/content/0,3900,204856-202771,00.html Telecom Wholesale's WBS home page]
* [http://www.telecom.co.nz/content/0,3900,204215-202771,00.html Telecom Wholesale's UBS home page]
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