RE: UKNM: RE: UKNM Digest V1 #115

[Leslie Bunder]

Most prices are also higher because of VAT in the UK!  If I host my

personal site www.bunder.com in the UK I would pay VAT, because it is

being hosting in Califonia there is no tax on it at all!


Prices will be higher for a number of reasons, but I don't think British

people are that stupid. VAT is one of the reasons for higher prices!


Leslie

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> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Ray Taylor [SMTP:taylornmcadplan [dot] com]

> Sent:	15 December 1998 22:55

>

To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

> Subject:	Re: UKNM: RE: UKNM Digest V1 #115

> 

>

From: Nick Sellors <nickderby [dot] org>

> 

> >Wrong!

> >

> >The main reason that hosting in the US is cheaper is purely and

> simply

> >because of international bandwidth requirements and their associated

> >costs. I don't care if you don't believe me, because I know what I'm

> >talking about.

> >

> >>Don't be fooled by all this bandwidth junk!!!

> >

> >See .sig - I'm paid to know about this stuff.

> >

> 

> What? As opposed to being overpaid to keep prices artificially high?

> 

> Come on. What's a fair price for a UK ISP service? Ans: Take a quoted

> price,

> halve it, halve it again, and knock off a few thou' for good measure.

> I'll

> bet PSINet UK Ltd charges higher prices than its equivalent operation

> in the

> US. If I'm wrong, tell me about it.

> 

> UK prices are higher because most UK customers are too stupid to know

> the

> difference. If PSINet UK can get away with it, good luck to you. Make

> the

> most of it while you can.

> 

> Ray Taylor

> NMC/Adplan

> We're paid to give high prices the kiss-off.



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