Re: BT Openworld Satellite Internet

[geraint@xxxxxxx]

Yep, its certainly not looking as if cheap broadband is ever going=20
to happen.

The only justification I have is that I use the internet a great=20
deal for work. I utilise VPN to the local office, and was just about=20
to install ISDN again.

I get =A3100 a month paid towards the bill via work for on-call, so I=20
can justify it, but it does annoy me that it's like i'm being=20
punished for being 1200 meters away from having an xDSL installation=20
(and thats after the additional Rate-Adaptive increase).
The xDSL boys get a more reliable connection, faster upload and pay=20
half what they are asking for this, and thats not to even go into=20
how much the original outlay is.

Oh well, at least I can't say I no longer "have" a choice, but
now=20
it's just an expensive one.

Regards
Geraint.


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Keith Doxey" <ukha@d...> wrote:
> Not cheap on startup is an understatement :-(
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> Monthly running costs are far to high for me as well. I would=20
still have to
> keep a phone line for normal telephone calls so total monthly=20
outlay would
> be about 90 quid a month.
> Me no can do :-(
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> Keith
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: geraint@a... [mailto:geraint@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 08 November 2001 16:55
> To: ukha_d@y...
> Subject: [ukha_d] BT Openworld Satellite Internet
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> Anyone have opinions on this ?
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> http://www.btopenworld.com/satellite/service_options.html
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> is it going to be the saviour of us who are out of xDSL range ?
> Or another bag of c**p ?
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> Not going to be cheap on startup, but at least we may have a choice
> now rather than modem or isdn only.
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> As always, interested in hearing what you guys think ?
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