> >We start a test of Cable modems here in Cambridge in March 99 - Thats the
> >same price as has been touted around here....Remember though that Cable
> >Modems will have nothing to do with BT thank god.
> Although BT's ADSL will be a competitor to them, so they will still be
> around. Be afraid.... :-)
> Personally I think 50 would be "okay" for a FAST and permanently up
> connection, with no 'phone charges on top of that. I think 30 would
> be better, since 50/month is a lot to pay for internet access. The
> problem is that since everyone would start running WWW and FTP servers
> and we'd all be sending massive online replays to each other, the
> strain on their bandwidth would be horrible.
> Cheers!
> John
Here in the Netherlands the rates vary pretty much, mostly depending
on how long they've been in bussiness.
In Zutphen it's about 56 installation and 16/month incl. modemrent.
In Apeldoorn it's 129 installation and 26/month incl. modemrent.
In another city (don't recall which) it's 6,50/month, but that's too
unrealistically low and will be upped.
And there's another difference between companies. Some allow continious
24hrs/day connection without extra charges, others start charging a
fee for online hours above a certain amount (like 10hrs).
Also, some will start charging extra above a download limit.
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