[Gllug] New to UK - ISP recommendations

[Tim Gray]

Stig said....

> I should only need an ADSL modem, yes? How much
> will I have to fork out for a simple ADSL modem that I can connect to
> via a NIC? (my server doesn't have USB-ports) Or will it be cheaper to
> get one of the usb-modems and simply buy a usb-card for my server?

An ethernet DSL modem will set you back about £100-£300 depending on bells and
whistles. Go to

http://asdlguide.org.uk/hardware/reviews/default.asp

>The £21 option? but... you get no binary newsgroups with that! It will
>thus be impossible to get my flatmate to share the cost...

Try the £23 option they give you P2P and binary usenet.

Regards


Tim
http://tamber.com/ - The Tamber Project
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stig Brautaset" <stigbrau at start.no>
To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Gllug] New to UK - ISP recommendations


> * Azrael <azrael at azrael-uk.f2s.com> spake thus:
> > itsbruce at uklinux.net wrote:
> > >ClaraNet are good.  Before I got ADSL I had a dial-up account with them.
> > >£15 monthly fee got me 35 free hours of internet calls per month.
> >
> > How about ADSL? Monthly contracts, £22 a month, from freedom2surf.com
>
> I'm thinking about getting ADSL now. If I get a self-install account
> with e.g. www.plus.net, I should only need an ADSL modem, yes? How much
> will I have to fork out for a simple ADSL modem that I can connect to
> via a NIC? (my server doesn't have USB-ports) Or will it be cheaper to
> get one of the usb-modems and simply buy a usb-card for my server?
>
> Stig
>
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