At 10:24 PM +0100 on 12/27/99, M. Uli Kusterer wrote:
>>But it's no where near justifying $400/mo for an ISDN. Or $50/mo for an
>>ADSL line. And remeber, when you make a long-distance call, you still have
>>to use to local wires.
>
>$400? That's really much. We have about 100DM max (and that includes three
>numbers). Or were you talking about a one-time installation fee? We skipped
>that by doing it ourselves.
$125 connection charge
$150-$350 ISDN modem
$250/mo (for unlimited -- otherwise I'd be killed by connect time charges)
$30 home install kit (could probably do without)
$50 ethernet card (Mac hardware is outrageous, too)
Possibly a router, too.
If you want them to install it:
Inside Wire: $100
ISDN Modem-Internal: $125
ISDN Router: $175
And all this for 128Kbps! Damn it, a 1.5Mbps cable modem is $50/mo and that
includes the silly modem! Even Bell Atlantic's own ADSL is cheaper!
Don't believe me? Visit <http://www.bellatlantic.com/> for the overcharging
strait from the horse's mouth.
>But with that much competition prices have already
>dropped considerably.
Amazing how much a little competition can do. Now if only AT&T hadn't of
had a monopoly for a century, imagine where we'd be.
>We don't have flat-rate yet, though, which is why I'm
>always so picky about online chat etc.
You will soon, assuming you don't have some gov't agent charging by the minute.
