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  From: Adam Smith <adam.smith@sageautomation.com>
  To  : <mmc@mmc.com.au>
  Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 14:36:24 +1030

RE: [ADSL] The Broadband Battle

MMC:

> > what are the chances of additional 
> > services such as Static IP addressing becoming cheap 
> > and easy?
> 
> Bugger all I'd say.

That's very contradictory to the other responses.  I too doubt there'd
be much cost involved on the supplier's side, but if a local deli can
get away with charging $0.30 for a dollop of chutney on your sandwich, I
can understand why an ISP can do the same thing for a static IP.

The other question is, I wonder whether Internode would be happy enough
if I supplied my own IP?

> > ADSL Internet is becoming closer to the type of Internet 
> > access I used to dream about as a young lad ;)
> 
> Obviously you don't want it _that_ much.  

That's not entirely true.  I can not afford any more than $150 per month
on ADSL, and because I do not run a business I can not justify or
recover the expense of $245 per month [Closest equivalent plan.]

I could drop down my download cap or my ADSL speed and go for a lower
business plan, but I don't want to.


Adam


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