[Asterisk-Users] Pricing for DS3000P

[Chris Modesitt]

Andrew, this is very similar to the way we do it, however we also sell a
dial up service that will not disconnect the user but the pricing reflects
1/24 the cost of a T1 so about 35.00$ a month. Since our network is powered
by three DS3's @ $3500.00/month we still make a good profit. 

Chris  

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Andrew
Kohlsmith
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 2:50 PM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Pricing for DS3000P

On Sunday 05 June 2005 11:14, John Millican wrote:
> This thread is a bit OT but I can't help respond.  I live in an area where
> my only choice is dial up, Directway, or T-1.  The first is $10 to $20 a
> month , Dway $40 and crappy service, T-1 $500+ too much for my budget.  I
> am on the computer checking e-mail get service packs for Windoze a major
> portion of the day and yet my provider sees fit to disconnect me after 12
> hours weather i have been trying to get that stupid 200 meg SP2 for MS
crap
> or not.  It would be my opinion that after a time of INACTIVITY sure
> disconnect, but if there is actual traffic DO NOT DISCONNECT.

With what we do you wouldn't be disconnected unless you're doing this 
continually and make it into our top 1% of time users;  With 15k users, the 
top 1% are invariably the ones who leave their connection on, month after 
month, 24/7.  

So, as you can see, we punish the abusive users of what is intended to be an

interactive session.  Your 24h download wouldn't even show up on our radar.

But -- to counterpoint -- Why doesn't MS SP updates allow continued
downloads?  
HTTP has a provision for this.  FTP has a provision for this.  Rsync has a 
provision for this.  The answer?  They want you to pony up for the update 
CD.  :-)

-A.
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