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

[root at server.dambiec.com]

On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 10:25:42PM +1100, jeremy at itassist.net.au wrote:
> 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...
> 
Im running as root to fix the problem with my mail server and was just using mutt to read my email.

Karun