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internet connection
Posted on 04/03/2005 10:31 am
internet connection
Hi,
I just have a computer. No ISDN, no telephone.
What should I buy to have internet connection (a cheaper possibility) ? I am completely new to this.
Ofcourse I use internet at work 
Thanking you,
Nagananda
nagananda
Member since 26/08/2004
Posted on 07/03/2005 3:27 pm
Re: internet connection
@vah
You can not change the DT contract. You received the wireless router(100 Euro) for free and also didnt pay for the 1,5 GB usage for the first month(10 euro) and also didnt pay for the first connection cost of the DSL(100 Euro). These were the bonus points given you by DT with 12 month contract.
That was the whole idea of the DT's DSL campaign but I dont know what happens if you break the contract. I think you may need to pay the remaining months of the contract in advance which would not be very wise, I guess.
By the way, I have the same DT package as well. I am using the net only at evenings after work and I dont do stuff like video-streaming or huge amount of MP3 downloads. 1,5 GB is more than enough for me. It depends on your personal needs though. You should have compared the offers before signing the DT contract.
Regards,
Lacrima
lacrima
Member since 14/11/2003
Posted on 07/03/2005 3:42 pm
Re: internet connection
@ dilbir:
Yeah, the analog telephone line remains free when using DSL to surf!! (just like ISDN)
@lacrima:
Can you confirm that 1&1 is the best DSL provider with the cheapest surfing rates for DSL?
fred
Member since 15/04/2004
Posted on 07/03/2005 3:50 pm
Re: internet connection
@fred
Sorry, I can not confirm it because I have never used the DSL provider that you are mentioning. I personally dont have problems with DT but it is expensive. It only makes sense, if you make use of the campaign with discounts and if limited download amount is not a big deal for you.
Regards,
Lacrima
lacrima
Member since 14/11/2003
Posted on 08/03/2005 2:12 pm
Re: internet connection
Hi Fred,
If DSL provider is 1&1 then 5GB cost €9.xx,but with TDSL 5GB cost €14.98.
You can try www.billiger-surfen.de for compaireson.
if you have TDSL then can create Call-By-Call account with www.JustDSL.de (100mb free every month)& test speed if acceptable(for me ok),3GB cost €4.98
Regards
mahmud
mahmud
Member since 06/03/2005
fred
Member since 15/04/2004
Posted on 08/03/2005 4:31 pm
Re: internet connection
Just checked the site and for people like me (got disconnected from the internet only during the reboot process and with more than 200 Gb both up and downstream) ARCOR looks to be the cheapest. Thanks God that's what I got since 2 years
D.
NoBody
Member since 20/11/2003
Posted on 11/03/2005 4:46 pm
Re: ISDN thingy
I went through your messages in this thread and I somehow felt most of you got it wrong about this concept.
ISDN is all digital and allows both voice and data be transmitted simultaneously. The main advantages of this technology are speed, more telephone numbers, fax and also cheaper calls but the installation costs are high. Deutsche Telekom offers this package so that all the local calls you make within Germany are relatively cheaper than the analog lines but the monthly charges are €6 more than the ordinary analog connection.
so if you are an internet geek, you make few calls within Germany, not interested in having more than one telephone number and you don't fax then just an analog connection should be sufficient.
babloo
Member since 15/02/2005
Posted on 15/03/2005 9:57 pm
Re: internet connection
ISDN is all digital and allows both voice and data be transmitted simultaneously. The main advantages of this technology are speed, more telephone numbers, fax and also cheaper calls but the installation costs are high.
Current ISDN applications in daily life don't have high rates, in general. Most common usage of ISDN is 2B + D, which means a. you can have two telephone numbers at home in parallel (2 * B = 2 * 64 kbps digital phone connection) AND b. you have 64 kbps of data connection (D, in other words, internet).
In other words again, analog line and digital line provide almost the same bandwidth (56 kbps - 64 kbps). ISDN doesn't have any advantage over dial-up modem internet connection made over an analog line.
so if you are an internet geek, you make few calls within Germany, not interested in having more than one telephone number and you don't fax then just an analog connection should be sufficient.
If you really use internet very rare, just analog line (ie. dial-up modem connection to Internet) is ok. With a few more Euros, DSL access to internet (which is done on an analog home connection) is much better.
By the way, the offer of Arcor is an overkill. ISDN + DSL. ISDN has been an old technology, and its only advantage left today is that it supports two telephone numbers in a flat.
Due to my 8-year telecom engineering background, my personal recommendation is not to use Arcor, or, more generally, not to buy any ISDN service. It's just an overkill, just a few more Euros for nothing.
Kiss to all DSL end users!
Klenze17
klenze17
Member since 06/11/2004
Posted on 16/03/2005 5:35 pm
Re: internet connection
Due to my 8-year telecom engineering background, my personal recommendation is not to use Arcor, or, more generally, not to buy any ISDN service.
yes, also this will be my good advice to new users but the ones who are already paying should have difficulty in dropping because they charge almost the same amount that should be equal to the additional costs you pay for ISDN alone means if you drop you save around 6 to 10 euros per month that is approx. 96 euro/year and for dropping you wil have to pay around 30 euro plus the frequent telephone calls you make in Germany plus free weekends so all in all it will cost that year. If you drop then you will only benefit the next year where you are off from the ISDN price burden
babloo
Member since 15/02/2005
Posted on 17/03/2005 10:02 am
Re: internet connection
Hi,
Arcor is really a blunt organization. I made am internet contract with them on the 2nd week of Jan but i still didnt get any mail from them stating my internet connect date. I am not able to reach them by telephone. I went to the arcor shop here and i was told tht it takes 6-8 weeks for an DSL connection. Is it true??
Regards
Rajesh
rajeshspg
Member since 23/01/2004
