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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!nsw1.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-out.internetmci.com!news.internetMCI.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!demos!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.mathworks.com!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!warm.news.pipex.net!pipex!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!laura.pcug.co.uk!fridaycs!bwspoor Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Message-ID: <139@fridaycs.win-uk.net> References: <33303AE2.503C@cmr.no> <5gqhjt$k3t$1@gail.ripco.com><333226A6.ABD322C@FreeBSD.org> <5hqooq$gtn@ui-gate.utell.co.uk><33423F01.167EB0E7@net-tel.co.uk><5hvtj8$e44@ui-gate.utell.co.uk> Reply-To: bwspoor@fridaycs.win-uk.net (B W Spoor) From: bwspoor@fridaycs.win-uk.net (B W Spoor) Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 17:19:41 GMT Subject: Re: Cheap ISDN solutions [was: What's the state of ISDN support?] Lines: 53 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:38484 In article <5hvtj8$e44@ui-gate.utell.co.uk>, Brian Somers (brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org) writes: >In article <33423F01.167EB0E7@net-tel.co.uk>, > Andrew Gordon <andrew.gordon@net-tel.co.uk> writes: >> Brian Somers wrote: >>> >>> In article <333226A6.ABD322C@freebsd.org>, >>> "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> writes: >>> [.....] >>> > Since I was also lucky enough to live close to work, I >>> > got a Centrex ISDN circuit which means I basically just leave it nailed >>> > up 24 hours a day and it costs me about $60/mo. Naturally, YMMV on the >>> > line charges, and the fact that my "ISP" is also my work gives me free >>> [.....] >>> >>> Vary ? That's an understatement ! ISDN costs #300/quarter here in the >>> UK - about $150/month and that's without call charges. >> >> Where do you get that figure from?? My line (normal BT tariff) costs >> GBP 91.40/qtr. The really excessive cost is the installation charge. > >I enquired at the end of last year. They quoted me #500 per quarter. >For this, you get #200 worth of free calls. The alternative was a >"deal" where they charged #400 per quarter for the first 2 quarters >but only gave you #100 worth of free calls - good "deal" ! > >I think installation was something like #200, but given the running >costs I wasn't even marginally interested. > >#91/qtr would be worth it ! > > BT have been playing with ISDN Pricing over the last few months. The #91.40/qtr sounds like the old pricing structure. Their special deals IMHO are only special for them, and currently beyond normal 'home/small office' usage. The current standard ISDN cost is #400 installation and #88/qtr rental (17.5% VAT to be added to both figures in case you can't reclaim it). There is the Startup option - installation #199 and #133.75/qtr with an annual call allowance of #105 minumum period 2 years. (VAT as above). There is another option aimed at heavy users. These are from my current price manual, updated October 1996, which I use to quote clients as a BT Reseller. ----------------------------------------------------------- Brian W Spoor MBCS Chartered Information Systems Practitioner Friday Computer Software Phone: +44-(0)1803 852625 bwspoor@fridaycs.win-uk.net Fax: +44-(0)1803 854926 -----------------------------------------------------------