🚀 go-pugleaf

Trevor Barton wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2000 20:18:50 GMT, Phillip Deackes <gsmh@gmx.net> wrote:
> >In article <slrn8ld1hl.8o6.chris@dougal.etcp.co.uk>, Chris Beauchamp wrote:
> >>In article <slrn8lcueu.mv0.charlesb@local-gateway.
> >>     summerfieldtechnology.co.uk>, Charles Blackburn wrote:
> >>>Hi all.
> >>>
> >>
> >>>At the moment, I've set the dialmode to be auto, but I can't garauntee <sp?>
> >>>that it will be connected when I try to connect from the internet.
> >>
> >>How's about a ping every 9 minutes?
> >
> >How's about paying for a leased line? When you have ISDN,
> >dial-on-demand is the most considerate use of a dial-up connection. I
> >have my system set up this way and find much of the time while I am
> >reading web pages etc. I am actually not connected. The idea of trying
> >to sneak around the controls in place to minimise the use of bandwidth
> >we all have to share is very selfish.
> 
> Hear hear, I agree entirely ... if yo'all insist on keeping connections
> up with no reason then inevitably someone has to pay for the extra
> modems and incoming connection that freeserve will need to supply not
> to mention BT's extra costs (although I'm sure they could fund it out
> of their profits!).  That'll be all of us who pay.  Dial on demand
> using diald or something similar takes all of 10-15 seconds to connect
> on ISDN and saves resources.  It's already a problem in the States with
> overloaded exchanges and it'll soon be here.

I too agree, but no-one in their right mind will set up their ISDN for
dial-on-demand while BT stick with a 5pence minimum call charge. Five
minutes of web browsing with dial-up and dropping on demand say 20 times
(not impossible; 20 times 5 second calls every 15 seconds will do it)
and you have got yourself a one pound bill! Leave your connection up for
the full 5 minutes and you have a 5 pence bill. This means that
bandwidth is nobbled for everyone, and ISDN will never realise its full
potential. Oftel should insist that BT drop the minimum call charge
IMHO.

Roger.