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  From: <Matthew.Cook@tekelek.com.au>
  To  : <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:22:53 +1030

Re: [OT] NEW DSL Option

>> Home Broadband 512
>> Once off connection fee $239 (introductory offer for Dec 01/Jan
>> 02?normally $388
>> Extended Metro: $99.95/Month (Within 165km of State Capital GPO)
>>    MB Allowance        Excess charges/Mb          Speed
>>     3000Mb Peak/Month           16.9 cents/Mb?Peak        512k/128k
>>   7000Mb Off-peak/Month       10 cents/Mb?Off-Peak

>This "Peak" and "Off-peak" stuff seems like crap. Since when does it
>cost more to use the Internet at a particular time of the day? I know
>I don't.

Check the international carrier agreements.   You will find that between
certain hours the cost of *data* transfer does indeed go up. The majority
of traffic off our little rock is towards the US and tel$tra is charged
for this download. When you look a little harder into the reasons why
things are the way they are you might be a little surprised.

Tall poppy syndrome is prevalent in this thread.

M.


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