Re: UKNM: BT axes call charges for Web access

[Edward Bownass]

Dear John, et al,


I've switched to BT using ISDN, and the free access last weekend end worked

fine. No failed connections/engaged tones.


However, I should point on one thing. If your connection is idle for 20

minutes the connection drops, and also there is a maximum time limit of 2

hours online before you are disconnected, but you can reconnect immediately.


All in all, I think it's a great deal and many other monthly charge ISP's

will probably follow suit in the coming months.


Although it will be interesting to see how it copes as more people become

aware of the offer. We shall see.


Before I go, I should introduce myself. I've been receiving the digest of

the list for some months now, but this is the first time I've posted. My

name is Edward Bownass, and I work for Global Gold. We offer a range of web

hosting services, and also operate the 2b portal site.


I look forward to participating on the list in the future, and I hope the

list grows somewhat as I can't help but notice the traffic of the list is

fairly light.


Yours,

---

Edward Bownass - Technical Director

Global Gold Holdings Ltd.

email:

edwardglobalgold [dot] co [dot] uk

phone: 0121 321 1601

fax: 0870 164 0730

web: http://www.globalgold.co.uk/


----- Original Message -----

From: John Lundberg <

johndevelopmental [dot] co [dot] uk

>

To: <

uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

>

Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 11:36 AM

Subject: UKNM: BT axes call charges for Web access



> From: http://www.theregister.co.uk

>

> --

>

> Posted 26/05/99 10:48am by Tim Richardson

>

> BT axes call charges for Web access

>

> The Register can exclusively reveal that BT is to offer toll-free access

to

> the Internet.

>

> Starting Saturday 5 June anyone with a BTInternet account will not have to

> pay a penny during the weekend for Internet access.

>

> An operator at BT's Internet Services help desk told The Register today:

> "Weekend calls for BTInternet customers will be free from 5 June.

>

> "Each weekend it will start at midnight Friday night/Saturday morning and

> run until midnight Sunday night/Monday morning. We were just told

yesterday

> about it," he said.

>

> It's not all good news though. BT Internet customers still have to pay

> �11.75 a month for the subscription-based service.

>

> But this will entitle them to 48 hours of free calls every week.

>

> The change in BT's pricing structure is guaranteed to stir up a frenzy of

> activity in the UK Internet industry.

>

> Competition from the launch of screaming.net -- the subscription-free

> service from Tempo and LocalTel which gives people toll-free off-peak

calls

> to the Net -- is thought to be one of the factors behind BT's decision.

>

> No one was available from BT to comment before going to press.

>

> Only this week BT's Internet spokesman told The Register that BT was not

> trialling 0800 number access calling newspaper reports that it was as

"pure

> speculation".

>

> --

>

> Later,

> John

>

>

>  john lundberg:                   developmental:

>

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>  tel:       +44 (0) 171 249 3172  fax:      +44 (0) 870 054 8748

>

>  [   for too long creation has been a slave to rational time   ]


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