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- Path: lade.news.pipex.net!pipex!dircon!usenet
- From: Erol@inquit.dircon.co.uk (Erol)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: Non Demon Amiga users (UK)
- Date: 28 Feb 1996 02:41:36 GMT
- Organization: Direct Connection
- Message-ID: <2619.6632T143T2843@inquit.dircon.co.uk>
- References: <532.6631T1402T364@hitman.demon.co.uk>
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- >I am considering changing my account from Demon to some other ISP and am
- >interested in hearing from non Demon users (*who use amigas*) and their
- >opinions on their ISP. I want to know what, if any advantages or
- >disadvantages there are over demon. I am particularly interested in those who
- >provide a free small web page ( and those that are cheap) ;). Zetnet springs
- >to mind a 256k page and only 6UKP per month full service AFAIK. and local
- >access to all of UK.
-
- Hi. I am posting this reply to the news group in case anyone else is
- interesested.
-
- I am currently using Direct Connection as my ISP. They do not officialy
- support the amiga but I have found them very helpfull in helping me get setup.
- They set up a permanent IP address even though their PC and MAC software
- worked off changing ones and when I asked them to change my mail from POP to
- SMTP the also did this. The main reason I decided on Dircon was that they
- provide at Videotron point of precencse in London. Videotron are a cable
- company that offer Phones. One of the benefits of Videotron phones are that
- off peak calls to other videotron phone users are free. Videotron phones cost
- ú7.10 pm rental (inc VAT) and direct connection costs ú10pm (ex vat). As you
- can see then this combination allows unlimited off peak access for a flat rate
- of around ú18.00 pm. However although I have found dircon to be excelent the
- same cannot be said of Videotron. After having initially told me that I could
- have a phone and after I opened my dircon account they discoverd that they
- had not actually put any cables down my road and that they might get round to
- doing so in the next 6 months to year. So at the moment I am still in the land
- of bill per minute. However I have set up at my friends house (who has a
- videotron phone) and it really is a joy to be on a flat rate charge. Dircon
- also offer UK access via 0345 numbers and give 1/2meg web space with the
- package.
-
- In summary then although it was a little harder to set up I am glad I went via
- dircon rather than demon and if I ever get a videotron phone I will be truly
- happy (or mabey BT will finally annonce free local calls).
-
- Oh one last thing is that I have had no problems getting through to dircon and
- cant say I have noticed vast slow downs during popular hours though my
- experience of what is slow and what is fast is somewhat limited.
-
- Hope this is of some help. Bye
-
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- Erol Ziya - Erol@inquit.dircon.co.uk (Dircon Internet Dial-Up)
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- PGP Key available. Stay lucky
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