Alan Day said,
> Tempo the electrical retailer (similar to Dixons) have teamed up with
> LocalTel/Screaming.net to offer unmetered off-peak (ie after 6pm in the
> evenings & weekends) access to the internet through their own ISP
> screaming.net.
> The catch is that you have to change from BT (it has to be a BT line)to
> LocalTel(and a 12 month contract). Effectively LocalTel takes over the
> line - you only pay one bill (to Localtel) unlike resellers like Euphony
> & C&W where you still have to pay line rental to BT.
What are LocalTel's charges for other calls? What happens ifd the
servies gets oversubscribed and bogged down, forcing you to look
lsewhere? You are stuck with LocalTel's prices for the rest of the
year, which probably cost more than BT for non-geographic numbers.
Most alternative telcos charge BT's full rate for 0x45 numbers,
without the benefits of the discounts BT offers.
At least with someone like Euphony you can choose who to route each
call through. They are at least 20% cheaper than BT for most calls,
effictively giving you Friends & Family and Best Firend discounts on
all numbers, but you can still use BT for any 0x45 numbers.
> Apparently they use Colt as their backbone and Teleglobe to connect to
> the US, both excellent.
How much bandwidth are they buying from them?
Neil
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