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On Fri, 23 Jun 2000 15:45:14 GMT, Dan Glover wrote:

>>If you read the T&C for any surftime ISP, plus.net, freeserve, etc,
>>they all cut you off after 2hrs. After a rather long discussion with
>>sales/tech at Plus.Net, they eventually told me BT do all the kick off
>>stuff, as they control all the dialup, routing,etc hardware, so the
>>ISP can't do anything about it.
>
>Demon will be participating in surftime from August.  From the
>discussion I've seen there is no suggestion that a two hour cutoff will
>be applied by Demon (there isn't one normally) or by anyone else.

Plus.Net (in the form of F9) kick their 0800 users off after 2 hours
anyway, as do BTi.

From the SurfTime FAQ:

<quote>

16. Can I stay connected all the time?

SurfTime is not intended to support continuous or unattended
Internet access. BT continuously monitors its network and
takes measures to control congestion if there is evidence that
this is occurring. If usage is such that it is significantly
affecting service to other users of our network then BT will
instigate congestion control measures. Individual Internet
Service Providers may additionally take measures to limit the
length of calls, or otherwise control the use of their service, as
is current practice.

17. Will you prevent people from staying on-line?

BT would not expect to prevent people from staying online,
however if a single or group of customers' usage prevents
other customers from using BT's network services then BT
may need to intervene. If customers want always-on services
then they would be advised to lease a private circuit as many
businesses already do or take ADSL when available. 

</quote>

HTH,

Barry

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