Bob,
PD>> AND... they said it would cost about what we are currently
PD>> paying for X2-K56 modems..
DB>> Hmmm... considering by the mid-1998, I should be hooked up to
DB>> ADSL with 6mbps/640kbps, I find an announcement about
DB>> 1Mbps/128kbps to be cold pancakes and no honey.  It'll cost
DB>> around $60 per month plus needing a NIC card.
BJ> That's what the phone company will charge.  The ISP charge for that
BJ> kind of bandwidth will be staggering.  :-(
Personally, I'm using a cable modem, hooked to a 10mbps EtherNet card.
Costs about $60.00 p/mth total.  This isn't too bad, when you consider
that most folks who are on line a lot have a separate phone line.
Let's say this line on average is $15.00 - $20.00 p/mth.  Then add the
typical $20.00 p/mth InterNet account fee.  The $60.00 I pay includes
the InterNet account.  It's not that big of a difference, to have the
performance.  As an example, I sucked down IE 4.0 (24.5 Meg) in less
than 3 minutes.  I'll pay the extra $20.00 - $25.00. :)
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