Yep, that sound about right by my memory.

> RE: Re: [plug] ispDate: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:53:46 +0800
> "Patrick Tehvand" <Patrick@perthix.net> <plug@plug.linux.org.au>Reply-To: plug@plug.linux.org.au
>
>Wayne.
>
>any idea what sort of connection that was going to be for $65?
>
>im guessing it wouldn't be a 2M link...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wayne Vovil [mailto:wayne.vovil@ausi.com]
>Sent: Thursday, 20 December 2001 10:49 AM
>To: plug@plug.linux.org.au
>Subject: RE: Re: [plug] isp
>
>
>Hi
>
>Firstly, thanks to all those that responded; even if it did stray from
>my original questions into ADSL etc etc.
>
>One question, what is WAIX??
>
>One observation - no one appeared to recommend the isp they were
>actually using!
>
>On the topic of WP. I went to a marketing talk where a group of people
>(including myself) who were asked if they would support a service, which
>was the WP offering. We were told that it would cost $65 per month; but
>I haven't heard anything since (that was about Nov 2000).
>
>Regards
>
>Wayne
>
>> "Brian Tombleson" <brian@paradigmit.com.au> <plug@plug.linux.org.au>
>Re: [plug] ispDate: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:34:08 +0800
>>Reply-To: plug@plug.linux.org.au
>>
>>
>>From: "Patrick Tehvand" <Patrick@perthix.net>
>>> Just wondering what the trial involves?
>>> Is this simar to the UK powerline/bradband technique?
>>
>>What I've heard .. when they are running the UG power they're dropping
>fibre
>>along with it.  Makes perfect economical sense to do so and they
>should've
>>been doing it with sewerage, water, gas, roads and railways for years.
>>
>>Hopefully it will result in infrastructure being available (HFC, FDDI,
>>whatever) so we can get some decent broadband here.
>>
>>What really irks me is that I suspect the hideous rates for alternative
>>broadband (ADSL, HFC, etc) are all because the major telco's don't want
>to
>>piss away all the money they invested in ISDN infrastructure - which
>no-one
>>uses because it's even more hideously expensive.
>>
>>All claims above unsubstantiated :-)
>>
>>- Brian.
>
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>
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