Subj : Long Day
To   : Vk3jed
From : Vorlon
Date : Tue Feb 01 2022 09:18:38


   Hello Vk3jed!

31 Jan 22 15:09, you wrote to me:

 Vj>> Ouch, long download times.  Been there. :D
 Vo>> It was only a local call, so didn't really matter... Just spread
 Vo>> it

 Vj> And hope it didn't drop too many times (zmodem resume is nice). :)

Yeah, mostly. Some times it would start from scratch again, but only 1 in ten...

 Vo>> UP grading to the ISDN setup in the late 90's was a
 Vo>> god send! Esp when we bonded the channel's to either 128k or
 Vo>> 256k.

 Vj> ISDN worked well, and the line rental wasn't too bad, but the call
 Vj> costs were a killer. :(  At least we have NBN these days. :)

Telscam, had deals going if you only called one number (In this case the internet pop), that the call costs
stayed at a fixed charge! It also helped that I was involved with a small ISP! %-)



Vorlon


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