From owner-freebsd-isp Sun Sep 27 21:05:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA24063 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Sun, 27 Sep 1998 21:05:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from hub.dimpex.com.au (gway.dimpex.com.au [203.36.169.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA24025 for ; Sun, 27 Sep 1998 21:04:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from apk@dimpex.com.au) Received: by gway.dimpex.com.au with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1460.8) id ; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 14:06:22 +1000 Message-ID: From: Andrew Kaszubski Jnr To: "'Greg Lehey'" , Jim Mock , isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: backbone connections in Australia Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 14:06:14 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1460.8) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I think you will find that telstra has only got a flat fee for the 64K ISDN connection. Everything else is in some way volume charged. Andrew Andrew Kaszubski - Technical Consultant Mobile: 0411-263-880 Ph/Fax: +61-3-9874-0518 Dimpex Pty Ltd - Engineering & Computer Consulting E-mail apk@dimpex.com.au http://www.dimpex.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Greg Lehey [mailto:grog@lemis.com] Sent: Monday, September 28, 1998 12:38 PM To: Jim Mock; isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: backbone connections in Australia 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message