Posted by Blinky the Shark on 06/28/05 20:06

Els wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:

>> Els wrote:
>>> Blinky the Shark wrote:

>>>> Dennis wrote:

>>>>> On 27 Jun 2005 Blinky the Shark wrote in alt.html

>>>>>> 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

>> 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. 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.

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