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Re: Surftime phone numbers

#140
From: Malcolm Muir
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 14:09
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On Tue, 6 Mar 2001 11:13:42 +0000 (UTC), David Taylor <davidt.yadt@co.uk> wrote:
>On Tue, 06 Mar 2001 10:42:01 GMT, in <slrn9a9fno.22o.malcolm@muir-et5.staff.demon.net>, Malcolm Muir <malcolm@demon.net> wrote:
>> 
>> On Mon, 05 Mar 2001 23:41:04 +0000, Timothy Lyons <timl@kulath.demon.co.uk> wrot
>> e:
>>>
>>>Thanks for the reply, Malcolm, but that doesn't really explain why .
>>>
>>>I should make it clear that I pay the BT Surftime (e&w) fee.
>>>
>>>When you say you charge more for working day access to recover costs, how
>>>do you get more for when I choose to access Demon via the g4 number during
>>>the day?
>> 
>> We don't get more, but you have an incentive to 'clear the connection'
>> and not tie up resource at our end since you are paying 'by the
>> second'.
>> 
>
>I was about to say that using the G5 number would be charged by the second
>too, for Premier Connect users, because they only have Surftime Evenings &
>Weekends...  Which would mean it'd be nice to let them to connect during the
>day to enjoy the slightly cheaper rate..
>
>But of course, then someone could sign up for Surftime Anytime + Demon
>Premier Connect, and sit online 24/7....

Which is of course exactly what Demon Premier Connect Plus allows
and of course why it costs a premium !

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Malcolm S. Muir                               Demon Internet
Sunderland                                    322 Regents Park Road
England                                       London N3 2QQ
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From: malcolm@demon.net (Malcolm Muir)
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Subject: Re: Surftime phone numbers
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2001 14:09:24 GMT
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