Way of the World?

The Register gives some news of what is happening in Germany - perhaps
interesting in respect of recent threads re. "unlimited", Plusnet,
Dave's views, etc.

Bill
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12..._cutprice_dsl/
http://www.congster.de/

Internet users in Germany can now have a DSL line for as little as
€3.99 per month. Germany's biggest ISP, T-Online, has launched its
no-frills DSL brand Congster in a fight back against low-cost rivals,
Reuters reports.

But there is a catch: Congster is a stripped-down Internet access
service, without an email address or SMTP access. Tech-savvy
subscribers should run their own mail server, or stick to webmail
services such as Hotmail. Additional services such as premium content
and anti-virus software are also not available.

More importantly, there is a monthly usage limit: for €3.99 per month
you can get 2000 MB, or about 700 Mp3s. Heavy downloaders can buy
8000 MB for € 12.99 per month. If you exceed the limit you pay € 1.39
per megabyte.

T-Online's biggest competitor is Freenet, which currently charges
€5.90 for 2000 MB. ®

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:43:42 +0000, B Gruff <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>
>The Register gives some news of what is happening in Germany - perhaps
>interesting in respect of recent threads re. "unlimited", Plusnet,
>Dave's views, etc.
>
>Bill
>------------------------
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12..._cutprice_dsl/
>http://www.congster.de/
>
>Internet users in Germany can now have a DSL line for as little as
>€3.99 per month. Germany's biggest ISP, T-Online, has launched its
>no-frills DSL brand Congster in a fight back against low-cost rivals,
>Reuters reports.
>
>But there is a catch: Congster is a stripped-down Internet access
>service, without an email address or SMTP access. Tech-savvy
>subscribers should run their own mail server, or stick to webmail
>services such as Hotmail. Additional services such as premium content
>and anti-virus software are also not available.
>


>More importantly, there is a monthly usage limit: for €3.99 per month
>you can get 2000 MB, or about 700 Mp3s. Heavy downloaders can buy
>8000 MB for € 12.99 per month. If you exceed the limit you pay € 1.39
>per megabyte.
>
>T-Online's biggest competitor is Freenet, which currently charges
>€5.90 for 2000 MB. ®

This is pretty much what BT are charging £17.99 a month for, except BT
only give you 1GB a month limit