[CLUG] Chorus Powernet

[Adam Lock]

Peter Flynn wrote:

 > [As there are no matches on linux.ie for "chorus" I am assuming that 
  this information has not been posted already -- my apologies if it is a
 > duplicate.]
 >
 > I have been sent the details of projected costs for Chorus when it
 > arrives in Cork (year end?). Their only mention of speeds was "up to
 > 512Kb" by which I assume they mean asynchronous 128Kb/s
 > upstream and 512Kb/s downstream. There is no information about any
 > difference in service between business and residential connections, so I
 > assume there is none.
 >
 > Residential:  installation of modem        £150
 >               monthly rental               £40
 >               monthly download limit       3Gb
 >               excess                       2p/Mb
 >               minimum contract             12 months
 >
 > Business:     installation of modem        £299
 >
 >               single PC monthly rental     £79
 >                         download limit     6Gb/month
 >                         excess             2p/Mb
 >
 >               LAN (<20) Zyxel router       tba
 >                         monthly rental     £150
 >                         download limit     10Gb/month
 >                         excess             1p/Mb
 >
 > They make a great fuss about paying "an authorised IT install company"
 > to put in "the software" (£48) and the network card (£99 for a
 > "specified d-link ethernet card" -- what's that?)
 > or a USB<-->Ethernet adapter (£tba), and LAN installation (£65/hour);
 > and they point out they only support Win/Mac.
 >
 > I mailed them to ask about Linux, pointing out that they don't need to
 > "support" Linux -- they only need to support their own system and Linux
 > users will support Linux :-) and they mailed back saying that that's
 > fine so long as they don't have to troubleshoot Linux.
 >
 > I suggest that when this becomes available we should take care to get it
 > working and document any problems so that we can eventually take the
 > solutions back to them and say how easy it is to support Linux (assuming
 > that it actually is :-)
 >
 > ///Peter
 >


Do those monthly download limits seem a tad ridiculously low or what? 
Even through my current ISDN setup, I'd probably exceed 3Gb in a week.


 > > this information has not been posted already -- my apologies if
 > it is a  duplicate.]
 >
 > I have been sent the details of projected costs for Chorus when it 
arrives
 >  in Cork (year end?). Their only mention of speeds was "up to  512Kb"
 >  by which I assume they mean asynchronous 128Kb/s upstream and
 > 512Kb/s downstream. There is no information about any  difference
 > in service between business and residential connections, so I  assume
 >  there is none.
 >
 > Residential:  installation of modem        £150 monthly rental
 >          £40 monthly download limit       3Gb excess
 >         2p/Mb minimum contract             12 months
 >
 > Business:     installation of modem        £299
 >
 > single PC monthly rental     £79 download limit     6Gb/month excess
 >              2p/Mb
 >
 > LAN (<20) Zyxel router       tba monthly rental     £150 download
 > limit     10Gb/month excess             1p/Mb
 >
 > They make a great fuss about paying "an authorised IT install
 > company"  to put in "the software" (£48) and the network card (£99
 > for a  "specified d-link ethernet card" -- what's that?) or a
 > USB<-->Ethernet adapter (£tba), and LAN installation (£65/hour);  and
 >  they point out they only support Win/Mac.
 >
 > I mailed them to ask about Linux, pointing out that they don't need
 > to  "support" Linux -- they only need to support their own system
 > and Linux  users will support Linux :-) and they mailed back saying
 >  that that's  fine so long as they don't have to troubleshoot Linux.
 >
 > I suggest that when this becomes available we should take care to
 > get it  working and document any problems so that we can eventually
 >  take the  solutions back to them and say how easy it is to support
 >  Linux (assuming  that it actually is :-)
 >
 > ///Peter
 >

Do those monthly download limits seem a tad low or what? Even through my 
current ISDN setup, I'd probably exceed 3Gb in a week of normal use.

Also, don't forget this is Chorus we're talking about - a company not 
exactly reknowned for having a clue. I don't think I'll trust my 
livelihood on them just yet seeing as they never once provided a decent 
cable TV service in the three years I had the misfortune to subscribe to 
them.