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September 17 2002  The article on Froggy (20/8) does not show
the whole picture when comparing "broadband" to "dial-up"
services. I know you were just quoting Bruce Berry when he said:
"With dial-up our price is $19.95 a month, so customers are
paying $240 a year . . . A broadband customer could be paying
over $1000 a year. You'll find that you go faster, but does it
really matter. . ."  Unfortunately Mr Berry forgets to add the
other costs associated with a dial-up Internet service; that is,
the cost of the telephone line and the numerous calls a month to
connect to the service. Let's do a proper comparison:  Basic
Service | Phone Charges | Total MbAllowance  Dial-up $19.95 |
$34 | $53.95 | 300  Broadband $59.95 | nil | $59.95 | 300
According to my figures, they are very close when you consider
about 100 telephone calls a month and about $12 towards the cost
of a telephone line. You also need to consider that with
broadband your service will be