[geeks] News server access

[joshua d boyd]

On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 02:38:10PM -0400, Ken Hansen wrote:
> I had personal ISDN for about two years, 6 mos. after my employer stopped
> paying for it, I dropped it for DSL (I signed up the *day* I got the letter
> telling me it was available - I went from the mailbox to the phone and
> ordered it *immediately*).
> 
> ISDN was OK, but *far* from cost-competitive w/DSL - IIRC, it was about
> $50-60/month (depending on pre-paid minutes) + ISP charges. DSL was $50,
> then $40 for unlimitied, 5x connection *including* ISP charges.

Yeah, but around here you have to pay hundreds of dollars a month for
fixed IPs and the right to run servers (as opposed to running a server and
hoping they don't decide to enforce their TOS).

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd
http://www.cs.millersville.edu/~jdboyd/