PE> I signed up to Matra yesterday.

PE> 1. There is no minimum monthly charge.
PE> 2. You have to pay $60 upfront.  You can then
PE> take the next two (etc) years to use your 20 hours.
PE> 3. If you turn violent one month and use heaps of time, after
PE> the first 5 hours the cost drops to $1/hour instead of $3/hour.

Interesting. Things have gone completely fucking
bananas here, instant switch from no local call ISP
at all to FOUR and some very aggressive pricing too.

Interestingly $1/hour prices with as good as the widely advertised
aggressive ones in Sydney doing that with $5/month, $20/month or
$40/month, all with the corresponding free hours giving $1/hour and
$2.50 after thats used, with the highest $2/hour after the free 40.

Havent seen the response of the next most aggressive
pricing to that yet. Currently changing almost weekly.

Yours is a bit more convenient for occasional spasmodic use, but quite
a bit more expensive if you use something like a predictable amount/month.
@EOT:

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