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In article <qDXX1.1612$I86.5206483@news.rdc1.tx.home.com>, "BD" <bodu@mailbox.com> wrote:
>Wow.. I was paying $65/mnth for 128k ISDN, $21/mnth for ISP, $26/mnth for
>regular phone-line (read on) & $5/mnth for non-used business-LD (required
>with ISDN here)...
>
>With the ISDN line disconnected, I was able to convert my 'voice line' to
>metered-use (only 25 calls/mnth, which's a LOT more than I make), which they
>wouldn't allow while I still had a "business line" in the house, for
>$21/mnth...
>
>I'm saving $79/mnth and getting nearly 10x the speed!!!
>wowee-wowee...
>"Take that, SWBT!"  :)
>
phooey on yooooey...i'm jealous...

Buri

"... Jack the sound barrier. Bring the Noise..." (If you don't know this, read ' Snow Crash' by Neal Stephenson)

Ok.. $58 or so..  :) I forgot to subtract the $21 for my current
tele-service!
But there are no other charges. A flat-rate of $40 (It's a bit less, but
with taxes, I'm sure it'll be a bit more.. so I'll say $40) for unlimited
use.
And I don't get cable-tv.. Just $40 (or there-abouts) a mnth for internet...
That's it.. That's all. nothing else.. nada.. zip... Only $40 (or
there-abouts)...  And I've no idea what you mean by "transit charges" or ISP
costs.. That $40 (or there-abouts) is IT, man.. :)

>
>ok, we have 65+21+26+5-21=96
>
>so, your cable-modem service must cost 96-79=$17???
>either:
>1. you need to spend some of that $79 on a calculator
>2. cable modem service is underpriced, and will soon collapse under its
>   own weight
>3. you didn't factor other costs in
>
>please explain:
>
>1. what was the change to your cable bill when you added the cable modem
>   service (remember to include whether or not you dropped high-end movie
>   channels to keep the cost down)
>2. what you now pay in transit fees (ISP costs)
>
>thanks,
>Sam
>

In article <qDXX1.1612$I86.5206483@news.rdc1.tx.home.com>, bodu@mailbox.com 
says...
>
>Wow.. I was paying $65/mnth for 128k ISDN, $21/mnth for ISP, $26/mnth for
>regular phone-line (read on) & $5/mnth for non-used business-LD (required
>with ISDN here)...

<details of billing conversion snipped>

>I'm saving $79/mnth and getting nearly 10x the speed!!!
>wowee-wowee...
>"Take that, SWBT!"  :)

ok, we have 65+21+26+5-21=96

so, your cable-modem service must cost 96-79=$17???
either:
1. you need to spend some of that $79 on a calculator
2. cable modem service is underpriced, and will soon collapse under its
   own weight
3. you didn't factor other costs in

please explain:

1. what was the change to your cable bill when you added the cable modem
   service (remember to include whether or not you dropped high-end movie
   channels to keep the cost down)
2. what you now pay in transit fees (ISP costs)

thanks,
Sam