i had to switch isp's twice because their definitions of 'unlimited' did not
mean 24/7 on a dialup. i was not using much bandwidth, heck i could
normally only get about a 33kbps connection to them, but the modem was tied
up 24/7. on one of them i was a 'charter' member who had been with them
since before they opened... to give me 24/7 access they wanted to go from
their 'unlimited' account charge of $20/mo to around $300/mo on dialup. i
ended up buying a business isdn service for 24/7 access to get more
bandwidth and real unlimited access, the total for the line and isp is about
$150/mo with one static ip.... some day we may get dsl out here and that wll
come down to a reasonable charge.

"Tyas_MT" wrote in message
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"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
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Anything which increases traffic volume benefits Internet service
providers.

Uhm no... If a normal customer is using more bandwidth (receiving and
sending more email, committing virus controlled DDoS attacks, etc)
Internet
service providers LOSE MONEY. They pay by the byte, you don't. Most
customers pay a flat fee for internet access. This is true of most Cable,
DSL, ISDN, and Dial-up setups... they are priced based on an expectation
of
'normal' usage, and the ISP loses money in 'extreme' usage cases. Why I
( a
'power user') get nasty emails from ISP's and have to switch often....
this
one is good about that though.