Only just noticed this whole thread happening, how tardy of me! Well I put up my old collections a couple of years ago but didn't actually think it would be of interest to anyone other than myself.
Oh and for those recommending CygnusEd with Topaz 8... I'd like to point out that if you're not using the p0t-no0dle font then you're simply not getting full value.
When we had to set up the network for our company at the start of the year, it was agreed that we'd use SciFi chicks (and SciFi men for the ladies in the firm). Works pretty well. Can't get more appropriate than Ivanova for a firewall! Mmmm... Zef...
I assume that the figure of 1.5 million members for Freeserve is a misquote? The last that I heard, they were on somewhere in the region of 120,000 subscriptions and had begun to plateau with the move by Tesco to a totally free service (among the other 20/30+ free ISP services). Or am I totally off base with my figures? I thought that BT only had somewhere in the region of 90,000 customers. Anyone got figures for UK ISP subscribers?
Although the free ISPs exist in the UK and operate on cheaper phonelines - there are some problems. The phonelines set aside for modem access are actually cheap calls lines - originally designated by the phone companies for 'help' lines or 'sales' lines. There is a rumour that OfTel (the UK phone company regulatory body) is going to scrap the free ISP idea because it's unfair competition AGAINST the phone companies. There's a turn up for the books.
On the other hand, it is worth mentioning that although most of these free ISPs are running as competition to the telcos, they actually run off modem pools maintained by people like British Telecom (the largest UK telco and previously the monopoly organisation).
Profit is still profit for telcos, although if you ask any of them, I think they would prefer to have the users on a chargeable per month service and phone calls, as opposed to a free service and phone calls run by their competitors. It's a fine line that these chaps run because too many customers equals closer scrutiny by governing bodies. Strange old world. Still - love your permanent connection and ignore dialups!
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Only just noticed this whole thread happening, how tardy of me! Well I put up my old collections a couple of years ago but didn't actually think it would be of interest to anyone other than myself.
... I'd like to point out that if you're not using the p0t-no0dle font then you're simply not getting full value.
:)
Oh and for those recommending CygnusEd with Topaz 8
Dave (or TANGo/Mo'Soul as it used to be
When we had to set up the network for our company at the start of the year, it was agreed that we'd use SciFi chicks (and SciFi men for the ladies in the firm). Works pretty well. Can't get more appropriate than Ivanova for a firewall! Mmmm ... Zef ...
I assume that the figure of 1.5 million members for Freeserve is a misquote? The last that I heard, they were on somewhere in the region of 120,000 subscriptions and had begun to plateau with the move by Tesco to a totally free service (among the other 20/30+ free ISP services). Or am I totally off base with my figures? I thought that BT only had somewhere in the region of 90,000 customers. Anyone got figures for UK ISP subscribers?
Although the free ISPs exist in the UK and operate on cheaper phonelines - there are some problems. The phonelines set aside for modem access are actually cheap calls lines - originally designated by the phone companies for 'help' lines or 'sales' lines. There is a rumour that OfTel (the UK phone company regulatory body) is going to scrap the free ISP idea because it's unfair competition AGAINST the phone companies. There's a turn up for the books.
On the other hand, it is worth mentioning that although most of these free ISPs are running as competition to the telcos, they actually run off modem pools maintained by people like British Telecom (the largest UK telco and previously the monopoly organisation).
Profit is still profit for telcos, although if you ask any of them, I think they would prefer to have the users on a chargeable per month service and phone calls, as opposed to a free service and phone calls run by their competitors. It's a fine line that these chaps run because too many customers equals closer scrutiny by governing bodies. Strange old world. Still - love your permanent connection and ignore dialups!