Re: [SLUG] Broadband access with permanent IP address?

[davidf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Fitch)]

Anand Kumria <wildfire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> On Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 07:34:59AM +0000, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> > I looked into the BPA Business Plan but they can't guarantee 
> > a permanent IP. ISDN is another option but seems WAY overpriced.
> > 
> > What are people doing? Am I stuck in 1990 and not realising
> > it?
> 
> It seems a lot of companies/people are getting permanent links to Telstra
> dialup for about $500 install and 0.19$/Mb

yep, that's for modem (33.6 or 56K).  Dunno if you can get
several modem links and MPPP?
For ISDN it's $1000 install (barring any "specials"), same
rate per Mb.  The problem with ISDN is:
1) time charged calls
2) very expensive line costs

Even an onramp2 and the xpress plan is still a few hundred $$
per month just in line charges then there's internet charges
on top of that.

PS. I thought there was a cable "business" plan that gave you
a static IP (from telstra and optus was "coming soon").

Dave.