On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 12:17:40 +1000 "Peter Rundle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I would find this slightly hard to believe as most dial-ups are between > > $20-$30/month and offer up too 300MB free. Allthough I don't have access to > > wholesale rates I can't see how so many long-term ISP's could run like this > > if that were the case. > > Our domestic charge for Optus traffic is 11c / Mbyte, and 17c for > International, on an ATM fibre network. why are these costs so high, peter? overseas $90/month is common for unlimited downloads via cable or dsl. i have a dedicated server in the states - i am charged US$3 per gig there. your figures come to c. A$170 per gig for international traffic. why? is it because of telstra, or what? -- chris paul -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
