Posted by Els on 06/28/05 22:46

Blinky the Shark wrote:

> Els wrote:
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>>>>>> 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?
>
>>> Huh? Yes, without a phone line, he can't connect. I must be missing
>>> your question.
>
>> I thought you were talking about a package of $10 which you pay to the
>> ISP. Don't know about the USA, but here you pay for the line, and for
>
> I *am* talking about ISP charges.

Hmm...

>> the minutes separately. Also, Internet dial up numbers are charged
>
> So do I. So does he. We pay the phone company for the phone line. We
> pay the ISP for the connection.

Okay, so...

>> differently than regular phone numbers. So - I thought $10 was for 100
>> minutes to an Internet phone number only. (which would be expensive
>>:-) )
>
> No, it's for the ISP. The phone bill is for the phone company; i.e.,
> the line.

So, the $10 plan is for 100 minutes of connection to the ISP - which
means the phone line is not included, cause that's paid on the
phonebill. Or am I misunderstanding again? :S

That is really expensive! 10 cent per minute? I find dial-up in
Holland expensive already! Using a free (no monthly fee) ISP for
dial-up costs almost Euro 0.05 per minute. (half price after
19.00hrs). Paying a monthly fee of Euro 1.95 will lower the price per
minute to the rate for local phone calls, which is Euro 0.0289 per
minute. (half after 19.00hrs).
There's a free minutes package too btw - 10 hours for 8 Euro. :-)

>> Never mind - I do understand now :-)
>
> Suuuure. ;)

<g>
Did I understand this time? ;-)

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