Dave Stringer
At 14:52 13/05/05 +1200, you wrote:
Rik, the cost of a phone line from Telecom is made in two parts, a monthly line rental and a per minute charge.
The per minute charge for local calls on a business line is 3c/min. That includes dialling your isp
When you get DSL you do need a phone connection, but you can do away with (or free up for voice/fax calls) a line. You also save - in the case of 200 hours/month, $360 per month
On Fri, 13 May 2005 14:18:46 +1200 Craig FALCONER wrote:
> No - telebastards generally will not put DSL on a pair unless theres a phone
> number assigned to it as well.
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> Nick Rout:
> > I think he is referring back to his dialup modem.
>
> Yes.
>
> > what he is forgetting is the $360.00 +GST per month phone bill (200
> > hrs @ .03 per minute) for accessing the line.
>
> So does one lose the phone bill in taking on ADSL? If so, I've just saved
> my client $59 per month. I can't believe Telecom are that generous.
>
> Also, Telstra are ringing my place looking for custom on the nice green
> boxes on our street - $6 p.m. cheaper for just the line. Does anyone know
> the comparable download kbps for the cheapest Paradise link, now that I
> know Tcom's is 33 (vs dialup c5)?
>
> Cheers
>
> -
> Rik
