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Let's compare: how do you pay for your internet connection?

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  • J jonathan15

    who is that with? jon

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    Simon Capewell
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    UKOnline, but you do need to be on one of their enabled exchanges. Drop me a mail if you're going to sign up we'll both save a month's subscription!

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      UKOnline, but you do need to be on one of their enabled exchanges. Drop me a mail if you're going to sign up we'll both save a month's subscription!

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      jonathan15
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      Just checked. Not on their network. Couldnt get the £9.99 but they could provide £19.99 for 1 meg through BT. Not any better than my current deal. Jon

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      • E Eytukan

        Scenario here in our state (TN,India): UNLIMITED Deposit(initial Amount- refundable):1000 bandwidth : 64 Kbps (unshared) Limit : Unlimited Monthly charge : 551 rs. Mode : Cable-NIC. Deposit : 1000 Bandwidth : 128 (unshared) Limit : unlimited Monthy charge:993 rs. (modem rent 100rs included) Mode : ADSL Modem rate raises accordingly for 256kbps. LIMITED: *sucks* . Deposit : 1000 Bandwidth :128kbps Download allowed : 400KB Mode : Cable-NIC Monthly charge: 350 rs. *above 400KB billable. Bandwidth : 128kbps download allowed:1GB Mode : ADSL monthly charge: 700 rs. 1USD = 45Rs They are lot of other features and HIDDEN COSTS. *200 rs extra for static IP *Night Time only scheme. ie, you'll be able to access net only after 9.00pm and before 8.00 am * Shared/Unshared means, if your bandwidth'd be shared by the other local users of your area. *in limited scheme they say, at midnights its Free!. They confuse like anything. when you wanna select a particular scheme from a particular ISP, you'll need a month time to decide based on their confusing offers. Last year i took a 1GB conn.it was bit more expensive than this year. i had to pay around 1000 rs every month. with 9.00 to 8.00 free surf offer. after i moved on from my town, i cancelled that connection. now here in chennai i'm planning for a 64k unlimited.which's quite affordable.


        "But your mind is very complex, very tricky. It makes simple things complicated. -- that's its work. And for centuries it has been trained for only one thing: to make things so complicated that your life becomes impossible."- Osho

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        S Senthil Kumar
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        That is expsensive, is it Airtel's service?

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        Deposit : 1000Bandwidth :128kbpsDownload allowed : 400KB Mode : Cable-NIC

        You surely meant 400 MB? BSNL is much cheaper, 256 kbps (download) and a 0.4 GB limit for Rs. 250 ($5.5) and a 1 GB limit for Rs. 500 ($10) (BSNL Tariff[^]) Regards Senthil _____________________________ My Blog | My Articles | WinMacro

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        • J jonathan15

          Just checked. Not on their network. Couldnt get the £9.99 but they could provide £19.99 for 1 meg through BT. Not any better than my current deal. Jon

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          Simon Capewell
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          Plusnet might be worth a look, they were another close contender for me. £15 for 2Mbit.

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          • K KaRl

            What is the bandwidth, and what is the price?


            Oh Terre de détresse Où nous devons sans cesse Piocher Piocher Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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            Madhu Cheriyedath
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            Optimum Online(CableVision) 8-10Mb/Sec download(though I may not get that all the time), 1Mb/Sec upload $30/month -Madhu. -- modified at 9:05 Thursday 5th January, 2006

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            • K KaRl

              What is the bandwidth, and what is the price?


              Oh Terre de détresse Où nous devons sans cesse Piocher Piocher Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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              brianwelsch
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              Cable modem @ $40/mth: Down 3Mb / Up 256k BW


              If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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              • J jonathan15

                Same here. It relates to the sharing at the exchange i think. I am not sure how it works technically but that is pretty much the definition you get on the ISP's website. It doesnt seem to make much difference as my download speeds can be pretty fast. Jon

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                benjymous
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                From what I understand, it's all to do with the number of other users who may be using the same line Whilst you may have a 2mb connection, in reality you have a share of a much wider connection. e.g. in a 50:1 you're sharing with 49 other users The actual total bandwidth available, however, won't necessarily be enough to cover all 50 users all downloading at 2mb at the same time, so at busy periods, there's a chance your connection will slow down If you're only sharing with 24 other people, you've got better chances at getting a full slice of the pie. -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!

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                • K KaRl

                  What is the bandwidth, and what is the price?


                  Oh Terre de détresse Où nous devons sans cesse Piocher Piocher Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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                  bluerider
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                  Verizon FIOS (Fiber Optic) 5Mbit down /2Mbit up, $35/month.

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    Down 1.5Mb, Up 512K. $110AUD a month. :sigh: cheers, Chris Maunder

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                    Chris Maunder wrote:

                    Down 1.5Mb, Up 512K. $110AUD a month.

                    Jesus, who is that with, I'm with Exetel, 1.5Mb down, 256Kb up, 16GB a month with everything 02:00 till 09:00 free and AUD$60.00 a month. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                    • K KaRl

                      What is the bandwidth, and what is the price?


                      Oh Terre de détresse Où nous devons sans cesse Piocher Piocher Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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                      David Crow
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                      K(arl) wrote:

                      What is the bandwidth...

                      Dial-up.

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                      ...and what is the price?

                      I'm paying nothing for it.


                      "The words of God are not like the oak leaf which dies and falls to the earth, but like the pine tree which stays green forever." - Native American Proverb

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                        That is expsensive, is it Airtel's service?

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                        Deposit : 1000Bandwidth :128kbpsDownload allowed : 400KB Mode : Cable-NIC

                        You surely meant 400 MB? BSNL is much cheaper, 256 kbps (download) and a 0.4 GB limit for Rs. 250 ($5.5) and a 1 GB limit for Rs. 500 ($10) (BSNL Tariff[^]) Regards Senthil _____________________________ My Blog | My Articles | WinMacro

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                        Eytukan
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                        oops! that's 400MB. BSNL is ok senthil, but few of colleagues complained about their(BSNL's) tactics in billing. 1GB for 500? thats cool, but you know with my past bitter experience, i'd always go for an Unlimited plan or a pre-paid plan where they can't play anything. BTW have you heared about Hathway ISP? actually i'm planning to take a connection this week. so if you find any attractive offers , please inform me.


                        "But your mind is very complex, very tricky. It makes simple things complicated. -- that's its work. And for centuries it has been trained for only one thing: to make things so complicated that your life becomes impossible."- Osho

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                        • K KaRl

                          What is the bandwidth, and what is the price?


                          Oh Terre de détresse Où nous devons sans cesse Piocher Piocher Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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                          Shog9 0
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                          (or so they say...) 1.5Mbps down, 896Kbps up, $45/month [Edit: need coffee...]

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                            (or so they say...) 1.5Mbps down, 896Kbps up, $45/month [Edit: need coffee...]

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                            KaRl
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                            Shog9 wrote:

                            [Edit: need coffee...]

                            I thought for a moment that with such a low download speed you rather needed a dialup access :-D


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                            • K KaRl

                              What is the bandwidth, and what is the price?


                              Oh Terre de détresse Où nous devons sans cesse Piocher Piocher Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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                              Ed Poore
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                              Down: 512KBits/s Up: 256KBits/s - £24.99 / Month But this includes: Website hosted with ASP, PHP and MySQL Domain name is also registered for that price 500+ Pop3 Accounts (can't remember exact number) And also when our area in Wales gets upgraded to 5MBits/s we'll still only have to pay the same price!

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                              • K KaRl

                                What is the bandwidth, and what is the price?


                                Oh Terre de détresse Où nous devons sans cesse Piocher Piocher Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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                                jhaga
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                                Download: 8Mbits/s, Upload:1Mbits/s - US$50/month jhaga --------------------------------- Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. Henry David Thoreau, "Walden", 1854

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                                  Chris Maunder wrote:

                                  Down 1.5Mb, Up 512K. $110AUD a month.

                                  Jesus, who is that with, I'm with Exetel, 1.5Mb down, 256Kb up, 16GB a month with everything 02:00 till 09:00 free and AUD$60.00 a month. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                                  Chris Maunder
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                                  iiNet. I've got a 48Gb limit and I needed the extra upload speed. A bunch of suburbs now have ADSL2 (8Mb) but they've told me there's no plans to upgrade my area yet. Grr. cheers, Chris Maunder

                                  CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                                  • K KaRl

                                    What is the bandwidth, and what is the price?


                                    Oh Terre de détresse Où nous devons sans cesse Piocher Piocher Fold with us! ¤ flickr

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                                    S Douglas
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                                    DSL 1.5 Meg Down, 640k Up (they had to slow it down due to problems with the line) $30 Month


                                    ZeePain! wrote:

                                    This seems like one of those programs that started small, grew incrementally, building internal pressure, and finally barfed all over its source code sneakers. Or something.

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