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Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] This is a linux mailing list -- some people pay for
email access by volume
> > Out of curiosity, I would be interested in having some ideas about:
> >
> >* how many people (what regions
Really, just to respond to the here, this is a problem that a lot
of ISPs run into.
Here's a basic run down of why.
Some ISPs don't use very advanced equipment. And even those that do,
there are always issues of software and of telecommunications isssues.
Some small town ISPs are, for lack of
Randy Kramer wrote:
(Except that my ISP has changed his rules since I signed up, and now
considers that if I remain connected for more than 4 to 12 hours (I
forget the exact rules), I am "hanging", and he takes it upon himself to
disconnect me. I can reconnect, but he seems to have his watchful
Matt Greer wrote:
> Actually that's not true. Here in Chicago local calls cost by the minute, as
> much as 9 cents per minute. This is probably true of New York and LA as
> well, but I don't know for sure.
Matt,
Thanks for the reply!
So in Chicago, you can't pay a (slighly (or significantly?))
> Out of curiosity, I would be interested in having some ideas about:
>
>* how many people (what regions of the world) have to pay a "metered"
> rate for their Internet access
Most people in Europe that do not have access to ADSL or Cable internet (like
me). Using a phone line already costs
Tim Holmes wrote:
> But why are people a) complaining about it, b) messages like this
> suddenly being posted? It takes less time to delete an email then it
> does to compose a message in complaint saying that you want something
> done on the list about a certain topic.
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