[plug] some adsl, misc questions...

[Shayne O'Neill]

My thinking is its prudent on a low budget to go with someone who
bandwidth shapes once usage too high rather than bill.

but I think most offer that now yeah? At least I understand westnet et al
do.

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Shayne O'Neill. Indymedia. Fun.
http://www.perthimc.asn.au

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Garry wrote:

>
> http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/1225
>
> I think this says it best..
>
> I've never exceeded my limit. Seems each time I get within cooee of it, they increase it. That's competition, and WN is at the top of the game.
>
> HTH
>
> Garry
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 20:22:44 +0800
> Pabs <pabs at perthimc.asn.au> wrote:
>
> > Hey ppl,
> >
> > Have there been any developments in the realm of WA adsl providers since
> > they last came up? or is westnet still the winner?
> >
> > re westnet: will i be able to get the murdoch discount offer if I sign
> > up thru linuxwa? http://wwwcoms.murdoch.edu.au/adsl/
> >
> > Recommended dsl modem? - this is for a debian sid, w spare ethernet
> > port, 2 usb ports, spare serial port.
> >
> > & now some ways for me to reduce my bandwith usage:
> >
> > closest/fastest debian mirror to westnet?
> >
> > Are there any waix news, irc, gaming mirrors?
> >
> > other waix mirrors?
> >
> > [OT] waix windoze mirrors?
> >
> > Domains to forward to 127.0.0.1? ads.osdn.com comes to mind.
> >
> > Any peak/off peak experiences. ie does it help to do yr downloading
> > after midnight?
> >
> > Anone have any opinions on the shaped/$10 per 1000 MiB choice?
> >
> > Anyone have any info about their usage practices, and their volumes, to
> > compare & decide on a dl cap if I go for that ?
> >
> > Finally, any plans for a sourceforge/savannah waix mirror?
> >
> > oh, yeah, and what about a waix freecache?
> > (http://www.archive.org/web/freecache.php)
> >
> > --
> > Bye,
> > Pabs
> >
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