Re: Broadband - Eclipse just changed everything!!

["Simon Rafferty" <simonr@xxxxxxx>]

Now that to me is good value !

Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Watkins" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Broadband - Eclipse just changed everything!!


> Or of course you could get bulldog.  £24 (ish) for Evenings, weekends
and
> bank holidays at 2meg (ish!) and 512k for your 9 to 5.
> Perfect if you dont work from home!
>
> Ali
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> Robert Welsh said:
> >> Which although is a nice idea, is not particularly cheap.
Personally it
> >> appears to be another form of tarrif to encourage users to
spend more
on
> >> their broadband. Because as you well know, most people
(especially with
> >> kids) will max out their broadband conections quite regularly
and
> >> instead of
> >> the expected £23 bill for your broadband you could end up
with £70 per
> >> month
> >> which is more expensive than some 2mb connections.
> >
> > That's hardly the case, in reality.
> >
> > It's about giving folk choice and flexibilty.
> > Why pay 40quid/month for 2Mb when you only use that capacity for
48
> > hours out of the entire month?
> >
> > Now you can 512 (at 25quid/month)...and then pay for 2mb for 4 or
5
> > hours when you need to download the latest Linux ISO (for
example).
> >
> > It's about giving the Service Providers the ability to make
better use
> > from the networks that are in place today (and after all, they
are
> > businesses trying to make a profit).
> >
> > These systems work on the basis of users "turning on"
the new capacity -
> > it's not the case the when you hit your cap limit the system
"upgrades"
> > you. So there's no possibility of you ending up with a 70quid
bill
> > unexpectedly becase the kids have spent all w/e downloading movie
> > trailers.
> >
> > I've spent the past 2 years developing and working with this
technology
> > - and it's pretty neat stuff. It's been deployed in mainland
Europe
> > quite successfully and also in areas of North America. It's also
what
> > enables most wireless hotspots these days to (FYI).
> >
> > Rob
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