[clug] After the InstallFest is over...

Peter Barker pbarker at barker.dropbear.id.au
Tue Oct 20 17:44:07 MDT 2009


On Wed, 21 Oct 2009, Alex Satrapa wrote:

>> Perhaps this message (and 'dial up is NOT cheaper') could be pushed at
>> InstallFests?
> How is dial up not cheaper than broadband?

> For someone who isn't addicted to Wikipedia, Slashdot and Instant Messaging, 
> it's relatively easy to get by with less than an hour a day of Internet 
> access.

Cheaper $-wise, assuming you're not valuing your time at anything (which 
may be reasonable).

iinet is $20 for the dialup you describe, $30 for ADSL 2+.

ADSL2+ gives you the opportunity of saving money on telephone calls by 
using VOIP - making the numbers closer still.

> Alex

Yours,
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