think u made a wee calculation error .. 2.4 gig

----- Original Message -----
From: "keri Ring" <techsol@ihug.co.nz>
To: <adsl@unixathome.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: clear/telecom deal

> 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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