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[Leon Brooks]

On Wed, 7 Aug 2002 01:15, Craig Ringer wrote:
> OK, I've got 4 _heavy_ 'net users here, 2 of whom (not myself) are
> gamers.

On 56k? Hmm.

> 3gigs probably won't cut it.

Depends. If they mostly route their traffic through WAIX-based servers, that 
traffic is free. If they do a lot of playing at stupid o'clock in the 
morning, that's free too.

> WestNet doesn't offer the option
> of throttling to 56k after going over limit

OTOH, they charge half what anyone else would (1/5, yes I _am_ serious, of 
what Telstra does) for any overshoot.

>> I'm currently running 64k DoV to ArachNet, and they've only booted me off
>> twice today (once was an accounting stuffup), which would work out at
>> around $50 total per month. With a dual link (128k) add $22 and double
>> the call costs, so $84 a month. Expect to drop off once or twice a month
>> with a `permanent' account ($77 one channel, $99 dual).

> We need 128k really (ok, want). That means 2 phone lines plus a third
> for real phone, yes?

Two physical lines, one split to two digital lines at the house by ORHH.

> One of the main reasons for getting DSL is to end
> the stupid situation we have here where nobody can contact us.

Do you have anything in particular against getting the same brand of mobile 
'phone as your friends and letting them call you for free at night? (-:

> BTW, is that un-capped (no byte charge) or something?

Yes. 24x7. At the $38.50 a month rate, you'll get kicked off somewhere between 
about 1x and 3x per day, so factor in call charges (at, I think, 21c a hit 
but ask Telstra to be sure). Double the call costs, line costs, and add $22 
for 128k.

With a permanent ($77/mo) 64k, expect to be kicked off about once a month, 
thanks Telstra. Redial takes about 4-5 seconds, with a fixed IP that wouldn't 
even interrupt your game much.

ISDN has good latency, about 36ms to the ISP on an unloaded line, which is 
roughly 4x faster than a modem and 1/2 as fast as ADSL.

Cheers; Leon