But if it did grow on trees, would you get it :?) Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Nemchenko" <drew at usfamily.net> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [TCLUG] DSL woes > You must understand that you and I were raised differently, although I would also like to > have blazing speed, I would not be able to justify to my family why we should spend $150 > for an internet connection, to them and actually me also, it would seem like a waste of > money. The phrase that they would use to justify it is "Money does not grow on trees" at > least not in my neighborhood. > > > Jason Jorgensen wrote: > > > What does importance have to do with WANTING speed? I am a computer geek dang it! I > > ENJOY 768k/768k. Plus I do host domains and email and quake for friends and family. I > > also telecommute to work. I also do consulting for random tasks that sometimes involve > > internet related things. It makes doing what I do a heck of a lot easier. Not to > > mention that Quake 3 ping rates between 15-40 ROCK!! > > > > Andrew Nemchenko wrote: > > > > > What exactly do you do at home that is so important that you can justify paying $150 > > > a month for DSL? > > > > > > Jason Jorgensen wrote: > > > > > > > When onvoy dropped DSL I switched to speakeasy.net and to get the same 768k/768k > > > > the charge is $150 a month instead of $70 from onvoy. Both go through Covad. > > > > > > > > Bob Tanner wrote: > > > > > > > > > Quoting Thomas T. Veldhouse (veldy at veldy.net): > > > > > > Yep -- I use Covad for my DSL and I work for PSINet. I am heading down a > > > > > > long slope to a bottomless pit. > > > > > > > > > > For all of you with the DSL woes, has the switch from providers changed your > > > > > pricing at all? > > > > > > > > > > If so, how (cheaper, more expensive)? > > > > > > > > > > I think the problem is that this national dsl providers are playing the pricing > > > > > game against cable and they are loosing. Cable has the whole revenue model from > > > > > the TV service, so IP stuff is just frosting. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 > > > > > http://www.mn-linux.org | Fax : (952)943-8500 > > > > > Key fingerprint = 02E0 2734 A1A1 DBA1 0E15 623D 0036 7327 93D9 7DA3 > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > Part 1.2Type: application/pgp-signature > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > tclug-list mailing list > > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------ >