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| Thread ID: 60992 | 2005-08-21 01:41:00 | How much would you pay for high speed? | robsonde (120) | PC World Chat |
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| 382638 | 2005-08-24 11:42:00 | errr I pay about $35 for cable .... I don't need any more | netchicken (4843) | ||
| 382639 | 2005-08-25 00:04:00 | There is a new service just popping up, this is starting in the San Francisco area of California . There has been a pairing of an ISP (Verizon) and Yahoo . :blush: They are offering a slower than normal dsl hookup, but it is a lot faster than dial-up . It won't be the usual 3k down / 1 . 5k up, but it is a start . . and it gives AOL a run for it's (overcharged) services . There are other packages available, and these are only an entry-level service . It has no time limits or message units metering, and can be left on all the time . Check it out here . (http://www . dsl-provider . org/) |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 382640 | 2005-08-25 00:44:00 | It allows access to the Internet up to 50 times faster than a 28.8 Kbps dial-up modem.Wow now theres an advertising gimmic, what decade ago did modems go to 56K | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 382641 | 2005-08-25 00:55:00 | I voted $80, however that is at the high end, and I wouldn't be happy with paying for a phone line for DSL as well. But 500kbps, symetrical, with low latency. That *would* be nice. -Qyiet |
qyiet (6730) | ||
| 382642 | 2005-08-25 02:35:00 | I voted $80, however that is at the high end, and I wouldn't be happy with paying for a phone line for DSL as well . But 500kbps, symetrical, with low latency . That *would* be nice . -Qyiet I don't know about NZ, but here we use the same phone line for DSL as we do for the phone . . and we can use both at the same time . . with no interference in/on either one . I have just one phone line carrying DSL, phone, some limited television and radio . Since I cannot use fax on DSL, I have a seperate fax machine though, even if it's on the same phone line and will interfere with the telephone, but not the DSL part |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 382643 | 2005-08-25 05:13:00 | I don't know about NZ, but here we use the same phone line for DSL as we do for the phone . . and we can use both at the same time . . with no interference in/on either one . I have just one phone line carrying DSL, phone, some limited television and radio . Since I cannot use fax on DSL, I have a seperate fax machine though, even if it's on the same phone line and will interfere with the telephone, but not the DSL partSame here too, but you pay for the line seperately . So telecom charges approx NZD 30/month for a phoneline + NZD 40/month for a 256/128 (max speed and volume capped) line . Personally I have just dumped telecom altogeather (finally) and am running with a WISP + italk (slingshot's voip) I've got about 256/256 (actual, uncapped, and I've clocked it well above that) . for $60 (isp) + $10 (voip) But a consistent 512k for $80 would be good . . but not if there was an additionl $30 for the line hidden in there as well . -Qyiet |
qyiet (6730) | ||
| 382644 | 2005-08-25 06:23:00 | $25NZ Max/ month not including line rental. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 382645 | 2005-08-25 09:13:00 | damn due to incorrect billing, I've just got a bill for $250 :yuck: So even $70 a month seems good . |
gibler (49) | ||
| 382646 | 2005-08-25 09:14:00 | I'm a bit confused by some of these posts. That's why I asked whether phone rental's included... As for some recent - Qyiet has an accurate total, but the services are the wrong way around. And Nomad wants fast speed for less than current Dialup costs. (Maybe neither of them has to actually PAY the bill?) My standard Telecom (phoneline rental & wiring maintenance) costs $42.09 per month. My comp costs $27.95 for Dialup (always on 24/7) So Telecom gets $70.04 monthly from me without even the smell of high speed. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 382647 | 2005-08-25 12:51:00 | I pay $12 or $13 per month with Clear Net's 150hr which is basically flat rate for myself. The max I would pay is $25/month not incl line rental, other than that I would be satisfied to remain on dialup. Yup,that is how much I would pay for high speed usage, since that is not feasible I don't have it right now. But it doesn't mean I don't want or need it ;) Remember there is a small cap in place, at the mo, it is $40 for 1GB. This isn't really flat rate by itself. IMO cannot be compared unlimited dialup vs unlimited BB, at least the limit need to be higher so it could reflect what a modern avg person considers to be unlmited usage for normal things (and I don't mean downloading all the multimedia stuff). I voted $60 option since $25 + 40 line rental is $65. I assumed it incl line rental as $60 for BB alone is quite an astonishing amount given that at present there are $40 plans (not incl line rental by Telecom). My opinion is if you guys need a 2nd ph line, by all means get BB, the maths certainly works out, I am able to choose when to be online so thats cool :) |
Nomad (952) | ||
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