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Posted by Els on 06/28/05 20:24
Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Els wrote:
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
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>>> Els wrote:
>>>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
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>>>>> Dennis wrote:
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>>>>>> On 27 Jun 2005 Blinky the Shark wrote in alt.html
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>>>>>>> I'm on a dialup,
>
>>>>>> Why, what with you being rich and all.
>
>>>>> I like to keep in touch with how the poor people live.
>
>>>> And here's me thinking I'm on DSL so that I don't pay so much on
>>>> dial-up :S
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>>> In the civilized world, one's not charged by the minute for dial-up
>>> activity. :-P
>
>> Which civilization is that? Does the advantage of not paying per
>> minute weigh up against possible other disadvantages?
>
> Sure, unless you want your online time to be limited by that ticking
> taxi meter. See below for example of taxi meter.
>
>> So - you pay per byte? Or per month?
>
> Month. Unlimited time. That's the DU norm, over here. Range for
> unlimited-time DU is $10US to $20US a month, depending on who you're with.
> For example, I have one friend who does a $10 plan; for that he gets
> something like 100 minutes a month. Cheap? Sure.
That must be including use of the line then, right?
Not sure how to combine "unlimited time" with "100 minutes" though..
> Value? Not much,
> since value is a function of both cost *and* benefits. Another $10
> joint only gives you http (through their own browser, only) and email;
> nothing else.
I'm so happy with my DSL now :-)
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