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  From: Simon Hackett <simon@internode.com.au>
  To  : <richardrussell@mail.com>
        < Mike Lindner >
        < Mark Newton >
  Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:22:08 +1030

RE: AOL? or best ISP

At 12:00 AM +1030 22/1/01, Richard Russell wrote:
>  > for $25 per month my friend gets unlimited access from bigpond,
>  > 24/7 helpdesk
>  > no busy signals ever, so how can you say it isn't feasible?
>
>I am on this plan too... there is a 300Mb d/l limit, after which I pay
>19c/Mb. There's also a 4 hr connection time limit, so I pay another 25c or
>whatever to dial again (if that's what I want). This 25c also goes into
>telstra's coffers...
>

If you guys weren't calling this an 'unlimited' account, then I'd be 
much happier. You're actually making things worse by describing a 
usage based account in such terms, especially if you believe it!

It is in fact usage based - in this case the main vector being 
megabytes downloaded - so *of course* it's feasible. The 4 hourly 
throwoffs keeps your assigned IP address changing, too, to discourage 
your use of the account as a permanent link. Yep, looks feasible to 
me...

The true loss leader is the Dingo Blue $25 account, no argument 
there. However, loss leaders eventually stop (either their losses or 
leading).

If you can make hay in the meantime, good luck to you (modulo your 
guilt factor supporting random unknown multinationals rather than 
happy local businesses :) )

Simon


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