* Tony Frank writes to Rowan_Crowe, on Tuesday September 30 1997
   at 20:58:

 RC>> Telstra are apparently removing their firewall, but I can
 RC>> understand their concerns. I suggested a cable modem to Tony to
 RC>> use as an alternative dialup connection, rather than a
 RC>> replacement for a permanent modem or ISDN connection. Cable
 RC>> modems also have IP addresses dynamically assigned, and
 RC>> use proprietary software. 35c per Mb...

 TF> And what, 100 free megs/month.   At their reported download speeds,
 TF> you'd be very tempted to be downloading a lot of "large"
files since
 TF> they would download so "quickly" and I can imagine that
unless you're
 TF> rather strict you'd easily waste a lot of $$$$...

I've heard that the software detects when a newer version is available, and
graciously downloads it and installs it for you. :)

When you first install it, the s/w is like a bootstrap, it grabs everything
else via the cable modem... something like 90Mb worth. Good way of chewing
up your 100 free megs for the first month...

Cheers.

... rowan{at}sensation.net.au  |  http://www.rowan.sensation.net.au/
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