Hi mark.

28-Nov-02 00:40:58, mark lewis wrote to Alexey Staroselets


 AS>>>> By the way, what type of internet connection do people in your
 AS>>>> country usually use? Dial-up, ADSL, ISDN?

 ml>>> that would depend on one's location... many in metropolitan
 ml>>> areas would use DSL or cable... those in rural areas likely only
 ml>>> have dialup... there is a new service coming on the market for
 ml>>> satelite 1 meter dish users that uses a satelite transmitter and
 ml>>> receiver for total satelite link to the internet...

 AS>> how much does it cost?

 ml> POTS dialup is generally about $20US a month... cable is about
 ml> $40US but this is generally justified by not having to have a
 ml> dedicated POTS line so that you can talkl and be on the internet
 ml> at the same time... a residential POTS line is generally about
 ml> $20US a month and thus 20 for line and 20 for internet gives the
 ml> rough 40 the cable charges..

Here limited dialup can be had for AU$10 and ADSL from AU$20 (not including
equipment hire iirc)  un US money that's abput $6 and $12 IIRC.  POTS is
cheaper too, but local calls are charged at about 20c each.

 -=> Bye <=-

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