hi ya...
-- oopps --- usually NO bandwidth restrictions
> Alvin Oga wrote:
>
> hi ya rajiv
>
> where do you live ??? geez....
>
> xdsl in San Francisco bay area is around... ( upload/download )
> 128/384 $ 40/month
> 384/768 $ 80/month
> 768/1.5 $ 200/month
> 1.5/1.5 $ 400/month
>
> usually bandwidth restriction....usually 4-8 ip#...
NO bandwidthe restriction
> for $45/month of 64k dsl connections... why not just combine two
> plain old ordinary 56K connections ( $20/month) and combine it together...
> or get those "free net connection" promo offers and combine those two
> free connections together ??
>
> - guess ...the question is...
> dsl is a fad... like diets...but it is here to stay if its good...
>
> stay away from ISDN ... you donno how much your bill will be
> at the end of the month for see all those "useful" gif files in
> the html pages you go to visit...
>
> have fun
> alvin
>
> > Rajiv Ghai wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> > Seeing the discussion on ISDN and DSL, I have one for someone who is a
> > genius in Math.
> > We have a new DSL service provider starting up in town. He is offering a
> > 64k DSL connection with a $45 monthly charge for unlimited access time for
> > home users. There is only one restriction. You are limited to 1GB download
> > a month. If you exceed this then you pay the monthly charge again. Download
> > as clarified by them means any kind of download ie. ftp, browsing, mail etc.
> >
> > I also have an option for 64K ISDN connection for which the phone company
> > charges me usage time at 3.5 cents for a minimum 3 minute local call, and
> > additonally the ISP $1.12 per hour. I wondered which is a better deal ?
> > I browse about an hour a day and download the odd 1-2MB file a week and get
> > around 40 e-mails a day (with the odd attachment) but never kept track of
> > the bytes. To muddy the water, the DSL guys claim their downloads are
> > faster so you save time!.
> > Based on the above information can anyone tell me which is a better deal
> > and who I should go with ?
> > A related question is that the DSL provider will install USB modems. I
> > thought USB did not work with Linux ?
> > Regards
> > Rajiv
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