Wow can't believe how many people based in the UK are on SLUG. Just
goes to show SLUG is one of the best user groups in the world!
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 04:19:09PM -0000, Jim Hague uttered:
> If you have a Surftime application in and are waiting, I'd better withdraw the
> above gracefully. I've recently acquired a NTL phone line and accompanying
> free ISP, which works pretty well in Oxford. Previously I had a Freeserve Time
> thing and it did take a week to set up.
I actually just cancelled my Surftime application and will stick with
this for the next week. On Wednesday I get DSL installed, but not the
ordinary DSL. 40 quid a month is way over my pain threshold, especially
considering I don't have a job and am still rapidly burning through my
Aussie pesetas.
Instead I'm getting Home Choice's video on demand box installed. This
has a serial port that can be clocked to 115000 bps for 20 quid a month.
Not quite DSL or cable but better than a modem. Should be lower latency
too, I expect.
> I should be more surprised about the lack of cable modem in the Smoke, of all
> places. But I'm not. :-)
Well I live in W9 -- not exactly out in the sticks -- and can't get
cable net access. They're as slow as Telstra were until Optus came
along. <sigh>
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