Does DSL data cost an isp more than modem based data?

Cos essentially I could get a flat rate dial up connection and use

approx 10meg per hour, * 12hrs per day, * 20 days per month (heavy usage
average)

giving 24 gigs data for a measly $24.95,

thats a data cost of 1.04c per megabyte. - even if you take 10% of this
usage it is only 10c per mb!

Are these ISP's offering flate rate making large losses,
or are we simply paying what the market will stand for dsl? at 20c per meg.

----- Original Message -----
From: Nigel Roberts <nigel@snippy.paradise.net.nz>
To: Pete <speed@advcomm.co.nz>
Cc: <adsl@unixathome.org>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 1:29 PM
Subject: RE: clear/telecom deal

> Not true, Paradise.Net provides all national/international bandwidth for
it's
> ADSL users. This is easily demonstrated by a traceroute to any
well-connected
> site through a paradise ADSL connection.
>
> Oh, and Chello has very little to do with Paradise. :)
>
> Nigel
>
> Quoting Pete <speed@advcomm.co.nz>:
>
> > > %-> bandiwidth (from
> > > %-> what I gather). Telecom do (although it passes through the ISP
> > > %-> if they want it
> > > %-> to (for caching purposes etc).
> > >
> > > No, that's not how it works. Paradise e.g uses Telstra for parts of
> > their
> > > international connectivity.
> >
> > For dial-up users yes (and chello connected users etc), but I believe if
> > you are
> > a DSL ISP your DSL users get their bandwidth through Telecom (or that is
> > at
> > least an option to the ISP). Which is why Telecom charge you for
> > bandwidth
> > useage.
> >
> > Rgds,
> > Pete
> >
> >
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