Posted by dorayme on 06/29/05 05:37

> From: Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>

> Richard wrote:
>
>> "dorayme" <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:BEE73CF0.13AFF%dorayme@optusnet.com.au...
>>
>>> Here in Sydney you can get good and reliable dialup for $20 Australian a
>>> month, and you can be on all day and generally not be kicked off.
>>
>> You do have to figure in the hidden costs though.
>>
>> If you don't want to tie up your only land line you need an extra one. If
>> you do tie up your only land line you will be tempted to use the cell phone
>> to call out for the required pizza etc. Expensive.
>>
>> If you don't tie up your land line then remember that it's 20c or so for
>> each phone call to reconnect.
>>
>> I convinced the bloke next door to move from the AU$20 a month dial up plan
>> to AU$45 a month (then) cable, basically by asking him how many phone calls
>> his daughters were making to connect. Turned out to be AU$40 per month in
>> phone calls.
>
> And after he got cable, his daughters used the phone any less?
>

BTW I worked out that his daughters would need to connect to internet about
7 times a day to use up $40 Australian. This he would be saving. But your
point is good Els, maybe the phone now is free and so a bigger temptation
than ever to use to chat. When estimating the cost of children one needs to
be sober about including the cost of phone calls if it is a daughter.
believe me, I know. Come to think of it, maybe Richard should advise his
neighbour to go back on dial up...

dorayme

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