He then said a "smart guy'' could make "a fortune and a fool of the complacent Telecomm [sic] and their contemptuous attitude to customers. Phew! Rant over.''
Telecom has since gotten in touch with the owners of the house where Mr Fry was staying and adjusted the data plan for the address.
Mr Fry had been uploading and downloading so much data he had blown the monthly cap for the account, said Telecom spokeswoman Katherine Murphy.
"His plan had been throttled, which is a choice a customer can make, because he had gone over it's data limit. So the speed he was getting wasn't actually the normal broadband speed.''
She said data plan users had two choices once they reached their monthly limit; they could pay for more data or they could have their internet speed slowed down.
Mr Fry would now be using a larger data allowance plan while staying at the address, she said.
He then took to Twitter after the telecommunications company solved the problem, still imploring Kiwis to still pressure Telecom for new data plans.
"Well, seem to have stirred up a hornet's nest. It seems I exceeded a d'load limit and had my BB throttled to a crawl: @TelecomNZ have put this right. Very quick and polite. But I wonder if everyone who complains gets this attention?
"Yes, kiwi land is remote, but if Avatar can be made here and MZ wants to keep its rep [sic] for being the loveable, easy-going, outdoorsy yet tech savvy place it is, then pressure @telecomNZ into offering better packages.''
The Government's $1.5 billion investment in ultra-fast broadband aims to reach 75 per cent of New Zealand over ten years, starting with businesses, schools, health services, some developments and residential areas.
