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
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