[H-GEN] QUT experiences the real world?

[Willie Yeo]

	Before I start yapping on this issue, whatever I say here is *NOT*
the opinion of QUT, but my own opinion, not necesary of QUT's.

On Fri, 1 May 1998, Luke Grant wrote:

> I have no way of knowing wether or not this is correct information
> because it only came from one of the help desk guys who was an IT
> student untill he dropped out in favor of an Arts course....??????.

	I believe that's correct.

> QUT has also lost money by doing this because all of a sudden all of the
> people who were on their Dial-In service are leaving in favor of UQ's
> external accounts. The meager quota given to students ($10 dollars
> credit) is barely enough for university work let alone any other use.

	No comments, but somehow I have reasons to believe that's correct.
UQ's external accounts are not subjected to a InterNet volume charging.
But the way it is, QUT students apply for an account, telnet across to UQ
(no InterNet Volume Charging - IVC within QuestNet, CSIRO) and then go out
to the world. QUT's QuestNet accounts are on the decline because when a
user logs on, it is subjected to IVC, above their QuestNet subscription.
It's about 2.2c/Mb for domestic and 14.5c/Mb for international.

> People i know who are still with QUT are running the internet with on
> LYNX over telnet sessions to the university computers to save bandwidth.

	Nah, standard suggestion is to turn loading graphics OFF in the
browser.


----------------------- HUMBUG General List --------------------------------
echo "unsubscribe general" | mail majordomo at humbug.org.au # To Unsubscribe