[plug] Leaving list

[Kai Jones]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Boak [mailto:sboak at westnet.com.au]
> Sent: Monday, 21 July 2003 2:01 PM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] Leaving list
>
>
> <snip>
>
> >Agreed. Can't have someone leaving the list because the technology
> >can't keep up :-) This must be solvable without satellite dishes and
> <so forth.
> >
> >cu
> >Harry
> >
>
> Maybe my expeience here 25km south of Nannup may be relavant: I got
> ISDN installed on a special $99 upgrade deal, don't know if it still
> applies.
>
> I don't actually use the ISDN digital service because it is too
> expensive, but it does bring two high quality analog lines righ to my
> house. I use the second line for my modem router (Netgear RM356) for
> dialup connections, and it normally stays up for three to four days
> at a time, saving me lots of phone charges. Throughput is generally 4
> to 5 k bytes per second downloading.
>
> I'll still have ISDN if it becomes available down here, but this is
> not bad for second best.
>
> Steve

I've also heard of that, I dunno if Telstra still do it and right now I
don't have time to check their revamped website for information but I don't
think you should need to "upgrade" for ISDN just to get an analogue modem
connection speed that gives ~4 or 5 kbps throughput.