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NTL is offering cable modem services this year at a flat rate of 40 pm. Is this a rip off compared to US prices? Lets have a pol, guys (and gals) Alan

I have no idea what the exchange rate is however I pay $29.95 /mo (US) for my cable modem service. >NTL is offering cable modem services this year at a flat rate of 40 pm. >Is this a rip off compared to US prices? >Lets have a pol, guys (and gals) >Alan

Compared with my conventional phone bills, I will be biting NTL's arm off to the elbow when they become available :-) Mark

That is true. In North America we don't get billed per minute for local calls. On my phone bill I get an extra $0.50 tacked on for "extended calls" -- to make up for the hours my PC may be dialed into work or such. As long as the flat rate makes sense in your budget, I would say go for it. Jason.

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> Compared with my conventional phone bills, I will be biting NTL's arm off to > the elbow when they become available :-) > Mark > > NTL is offering cable modem services this year at a flat rate of 40 pm. > > Is this a rip off compared to US prices? > > Lets have a pol, guys (and gals) > > Alan

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Alan Where does NTL cover? 40 a months is the same as BT charge for their ISDN rental and you have to pay normal local rate call usage on that as well. So this offer look good at the moment. Alison Hine has a section on here web site about here experiences with Cable Modems and GPL. Looks promising. Derek > NTL is offering cable modem services this year at a flat rate of 40 pm. > Is this a rip off compared to US prices? > Lets have a pol, guys (and gals) > Alan

Does this include the phone charges (I take it there are phone charges with these type of things?). Be great if you could reply via email as well. Ta, Dean

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>Alan >Where does NTL cover? >40 a months is the same as BT charge for their ISDN rental and you have to >pay normal local rate call usage on that as well. So this offer look good at >the moment. Alison Hine has a section on here web site about here >experiences with Cable Modems and GPL. Looks promising. >Derek >> NTL is offering cable modem services this year at a flat rate of 40 pm. >> Is this a rip off compared to US prices? >> Lets have a pol, guys (and gals) >> Alan

Dean. there will be no online charges. It is all inclusive :-) Mark

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> Does this include the phone charges (I take it there are phone charges > with these type of things?). Be great if you could reply via email as > well. > Ta, > Dean > >Alan > >Where does NTL cover? > >40 a months is the same as BT charge for their ISDN rental and you have

to > >pay normal local rate call usage on that as well. So this offer look good at

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> >the moment. Alison Hine has a section on here web site about here > >experiences with Cable Modems and GPL. Looks promising. > >Derek > >> NTL is offering cable modem services this year at a flat rate of 40

pm. > >> Is this a rip off compared to US prices? > >> Lets have a pol, guys (and gals) > >> Alan

Serious?!? Well *** me, I have found heaven and its name is NTL. Gotta check this out as I was just about to sign up with screaming net as they have no phone charges either. Dean On Wed, 26 May 1999 23:58:48 +0100, "Mark Seery"

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>Dean. >there will be no online charges. It is all inclusive :-) >Mark >> Does this include the phone charges (I take it there are phone charges >> with these type of things?). Be great if you could reply via email as >> well. >> Ta, >> Dean >> >Alan >> >Where does NTL cover? >> >40 a months is the same as BT charge for their ISDN rental and you have >to >> >pay normal local rate call usage on that as well. So this offer look good >at >> >the moment. Alison Hine has a section on here web site about here >> >experiences with Cable Modems and GPL. Looks promising. >> >Derek >> >> NTL is offering cable modem services this year at a flat rate of 40 >pm. >> >> Is this a rip off compared to US prices? >> >> Lets have a pol, guys (and gals) >> >> Alan

I think its been mentioned that cable upload speeds in the UK are being limited to 128k - so don't hope to host any full grid races in GPL :( Bt are getting 3000 people a day leaving to go to screaming net - they're only processing about 250 a day.... :( typical also its permanently engaged from what i hear -- Mike Buckley Cotswold Pig Development Co Ltd Tel: +44 (0)1472 371591 Fax: +44 (0)1472 371208 http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk