Neil Bothwick wrote:
>
> 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.
You keep your Friends&Family & Premierline discoutns ect when you move
plus 10% extra discount. There ISP screaming.net is access through an
0845 no. but is entirely unmetered off peak (sorry don`t know about peak
rate,, but probablt the same as BT or 10% cheaper)
But they must be making a loss on this (as a way of getting customers)
since BT have 84% of all originating/terminating calls (local&national)
and charge the interconnect charge at x "per minute" rather than the US
flat-rate charge or x amount for x amount of bandwidth. This filters
down to the consumer in "per minute" charges no matter what telco you
use. LocalTel are the only provider to be granted the "Call&Access"
licence by OFTEL.
Also AOL is testing out 0800 "unmetered access" for �14.99/month ie. no
call charges.
Also C&W are expected to have an announcement with regards to digital
services on the 5th May.
>
> > Apparently they use Colt as their backbone and Teleglobe to connect to
> > the US, both excellent.
>
> How much bandwidth are they buying from them?
Don`t know yet. I am holding off at the moment, just to see what the
reaction of the other Telco`s are. C&W had announced a 75hours per
month package for �29.99. This must now be dead.
Alan
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