----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [scottish] ISDN / Home Highway Installation
> > I'd give Demon a call...Their 24*7 surftime is > > excellent and they don't mind you leaving it on all > > the time. It should cost about �40 PCM (19.99 for > > surtfime and 19.99 to demon) > > I tried Demon on exactly that package. I told them i wanted at least 70hrs a > week ( i didn't even ask for permenant ) and they would not give me any > assurance that it would be within their "acceptable use". I'm still waiting a > response , some two months later , as to if 70hrs is acceptable use. > > I'm also concerned about the ratio of modems to people. Whilst i don't have > any problems at the moment with Freeserve , i remember the bad old days of > engaged lines for hours on end with Screaming.net ( World Online , then > Tiscali ). Plusnet's �100 a month package is a 1:1 ratio , i get my own > personal modem. My company prefers that because the clock is ticking from the > moment a problem is reported , i usually have between an hour and three hours > to fix a problem , if not were fined 74k per unresolved problem. Thats a lot > of money and "i couldn't get online" doesn't cut much ice if we fail to meet > the deadline. > > Thanks anyway, > you can get a around 70 hours without any engaged tone ( well I have not had any) it connects first time every time. tel you what I will send you some info > KW > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
