Well, I live in an area in South Australia where I can't get cable (No one in South Oz can), and I can't get ADSL, firstly because I am too far away from the exchange (which they only converted to ADSL September last year) but if I weren't, I would have to pay around AU$99 for a 256Kbit all you can download link. Plus when a telstra contractor comes over to install to for you, it's a windoze system or nothing... I know 3 people that had to make a windoze system just to get it installed, then format the HDD and put a Linux server in place. AND, there have been wide spread complaints about pauses, and computers locking up after the installation (which really pisses off the gamers). AND, the only ADSL gateway is in Melbourne (Victoria) so to ping a server in South Oz, the ping goes to Vic. then back to SA adding 30ms along it's trip.
I'm just sick of it. All those people out there with cable and ADSL with ping's around 50ms, and here's me, with my 56Kb with the lowest ping of 200.
I wish I only got charged 5c per call, we get charged 22c for every call.
I so wish we had no out going call charges... my phone bill would drop from $150 a month to $0...
oh well... at least I dont get charged for incomming calls on my mobile.
Wow, you guys over there have still got analog.
It was shut off 6 months ago down here (Australia), now we only got GSM.
And what's this about free incomming calls?? all incomming calls are free arn't they? I ment, your not calling them, so why should you pay?
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Well, I live in an area in South Australia where I can't get cable (No one in South Oz can), and I can't get ADSL, firstly because I am too far away from the exchange (which they only converted to ADSL September last year) but if I weren't, I would have to pay around AU$99 for a 256Kbit all you can download link. Plus when a telstra contractor comes over to install to for you, it's a windoze system or nothing... I know 3 people that had to make a windoze system just to get it installed, then format the HDD and put a Linux server in place. AND, there have been wide spread complaints about pauses, and computers locking up after the installation (which really pisses off the gamers). AND, the only ADSL gateway is in Melbourne (Victoria) so to ping a server in South Oz, the ping goes to Vic. then back to SA adding 30ms along it's trip. I'm just sick of it. All those people out there with cable and ADSL with ping's around 50ms, and here's me, with my 56Kb with the lowest ping of 200.
I wish I only got charged 5c per call, we get charged 22c for every call. I so wish we had no out going call charges... my phone bill would drop from $150 a month to $0... oh well... at least I dont get charged for incomming calls on my mobile.
Wow, you guys over there have still got analog. It was shut off 6 months ago down here (Australia), now we only got GSM. And what's this about free incomming calls?? all incomming calls are free arn't they? I ment, your not calling them, so why should you pay?