Ant <a...@zimage.comant> wrote:
> bob prohaska <
b...@www.zefox.net> wrote:
>> Just curious, is anybody still reading this newsgroup?
>
> Yes, Bob. ;)
Excellent, we have what will pass for a quorum in this venerable institution 8-)
A couple years ago AT&T decided I couldn't have DSL over my POTS line, so I switched
to a local reseller (who still uses ATT copper). The total cost was about a wash
(~$90/mo) and the service package slightly better. The reseller (known as Omsoft.com)
employed a company called Sonic Telecom, for apparently both voice and IP connectivity.
Back in April the reseller warned me they were raising prices for IP service by $10.
Then, out of the blue, in July the price for voice service went up by $20. The reseller
claimed this was the work of Sonic Telecom, Sonic Telecom claims it's the doing of the
reseller. Since it's a voice service, the reseller says "take it to the public utilities
commission".
At first I was somewhat steamed, but going over the bill, it appears that voice charges
now come to about $45/mo including unlimited domestic long distance (which I seldom use).
6 Mb/s DSL plus eight static IPs come to about $80/mo.
The question is: Does this seem unreasonable? Perhaps more to the point, is there an
obviously better way to obtain comparable service? I want to keep the POTS line, on
the thesis that "lowest tech is best" so long as it does the job. POTS does, for me.
One other thing: Does anybody know of a _readable_ description of how the onholy troika
(copper-owner, reseller and long-distance carrier) are harnessed to one another?
Thanks for reading, and any ideas!
bob prohaska