Telstra ADSL vs TransACT (was Re: TransACT@CLUG this month)

jeremy at itassist.net.au jeremy at itassist.net.au
Sat Nov 17 22:25:42 EST 2001


On 17 Nov, root at server.dambiec.com wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 09:45:40PM +1100, jeremy at itassist.net.au wrote:
>> On 17 Nov, Rasjid Wilcox wrote:
>> > On Sat, 17 Nov 2001 20:14, Rasjid Wilcox wrote:
>> >> I have just done a spreadsheet for quick calculation on Telstra
>> >> ADSL prices vs TransACT + WebOne prices.
>> >>
>> > 
>> > Hmm... Okay, I will put it up on my website, but you will need to
>> > link directly to it.
>> > 
>> > Try http://www.users.bigpond.com/rasjidw/files/BroadBandCost.xls
>> > or
>> > http://www.users.bigpond.com/rasjidw/files/BroadBandCost.gnumeric
>> > 
>> > If Netscape won't let you save the gnumeric link, try wget!
>> 
>> You're probably all going to have to sit down for this one - I'm
>> about to defend Telstra!  Maybe.
>> 
>> Has anyone actually run into this mysterious 3Gb download cap?  I
>> keep blowing 3Gb and haven't been hassled yet.  Even my frinds who
>> are topping 40Gb a month aren't being penalised.
> 
> Telstra isn't going to start charging for over 3 gb to next month.

That's what they said in may... I'd better starting downloading 40Gbs
again.

> 
>> 
>> Having said that I'll probably receive a bill tomorrow that bankrupts
>> me or something.
>> 
>> So while that spreadsheet is an accurate summary of the advertised
>> prices, Telstra seems to be doing something different in practise.
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> I/O, I/O,
>> It's off to disk I go,
>> A bit or byte to read or write,
>> I/O, I/O, I/O...
>> 
> 
> Could you please forward this to the list as im having a problem with
> my email?

Not the least of which is you're running as root...

-- 
I/O, I/O,
It's off to disk I go,
A bit or byte to read or write,
I/O, I/O, I/O...

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