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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!ais.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!128.100.1.3!utcsri!bc2cep!news From: DCoCAc@ Subject: Re: Cheap ISDN solutions [was: What's the state of ISDN support?] X-Nntp-Posting-Host: dcocac.qc.bell.ca Message-ID: <E8C4CB.4p4@on.bell.ca> Sender: news@on.bell.ca (news admin) Reply-To: gtnp@dsuper.net (patrick Bureau) Organization: Bell Canada, Bell Sygma, SRCI X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.2 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$e44@ui-gate.utell.co.uk> <139@fridaycs.win-uk.net> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 19:48:10 GMT Lines: 85 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:38793 I agree ISDn up here has been very much cut down in price 2B channels 1D channel cost a mere 57.00/month and that is home usage , 50$ more if left 24/hrs day for entire month I managed no install cost as they were promoting it to households in my region ... so cost Nada for install.. lucky I guess.. timing was perfect! The only other cost will be the ISP itself, Lucky Mine changes 40.00$/month for 24/hrs unlimited ISDN. It seems to vary a lot from region to region not to mention country to country ______________________________________________________________ Name: Patrick 'Pitou' Bureau Email: gtnp@dsuper.net <139@fridaycs.win-uk.net>, bwspoor@fridaycs.win-uk.net (B W Spoor) writes: > >In article <5hvtj8$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 >----------------------------------------------------------- >