Subj : RE: Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (238)
To   : Wilfred van Velzen
From : Marc Lewis
Date : Fri Aug 26 2022 15:42:03

Hello Wilfred.

<On 26Aug2022 22:15 Wilfred van Velzen (2:280/464) wrote a message to Marc Lewis regarding Re: Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (238) >

 ML> Don't forget, that *some* of us still support dial-up into the system,
 ML> albeit now most (like mine) are via a VOIP to dial-tone adapter like
 ML> my MagicJack. Provides an at least acceptable 14.4 to a rare 28.8
 ML> connect over my USRobotics Courier. I had a full-blown copper pair
 ML> into the apartment until a few years back when the phone company
 ML> raised their price to an exorbitant $55+/month plus taxes. Nonsense;
 ML> not worth it for 1 or 2 connects per day. Now with the VOIP system
 ML> it's like $35/year. I can live with that!

 WvV> And do you still have a substantial amount of connects on the
 WvV> modem? And what is the amount of fido connects vs bbs users?

There is only one node left in R19 that has no internet connection and his system calls in 3 to 5 times a week.  Gives a very rough ratio of 4:1 BBS:Node.

Best regards,
Marc

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