From owner-freebsd-isp Sun Sep 27 19:38:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA10093 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Sun, 27 Sep 1998 19:38:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA10032 for ; Sun, 27 Sep 1998 19:38:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id MAA07414; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 12:08:15 +0930 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id MAA25536; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 12:08:14 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980928120814.D25391@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 12:08:14 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: Jim Mock , isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: backbone connections in Australia References: <4.1.0.67.19980928003719.009ce7c0@pop.ozemail.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <4.1.0.67.19980928003719.009ce7c0@pop.ozemail.com.au>; from Jim Mock on Mon, Sep 28, 1998 at 12:51:50AM +1000 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Monday, 28 September 1998 at 0:51:50 +1000, Jim Mock wrote: > Does anyone know of a fast, reliable backbone provider in Australia that > charges flat-rate? The only ones I've been able to find so far are > Tel$tra, Optus, and Connect, and they all have transfer charges, which need > to be avoided. Basically, I'm looking for a T1 speed connection (possibly > multiple T1's, I don't care if it's by satellite or however) at a flat > monthly rate. > > If anyone has any info, it would be much appreciated. Telstra runs the Australian backbone just about single-handed, so I can't see much chance of anybody else offering flat rates. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message