Hi Ebrima,
Most universities have a dial-in where you can hook up to
the university network from your home. When you dial-in you
can log in with your passwork and username just like
you are in the campus and access the internet. It is much
cheaper and you can spend hours on the net and pay (local)
call rates.You don't need an extra line or pay monthly
rental. Find out from your computer centre for advice
before connecting through BT which as you say is expensive.
Basil
On Sat, 1 Jul 2000 22:51:34 GMT Ebrima Ceesay
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> Ous Bojang:
>
> You were/are right by saying that when you visited the UK some time ago, you
> did notice/observe that many of the Homes were not actually connected to the
> Internet. Well, this is because maintaining an Internet at home is a bit
> expensive here.
>
> You need a (separate) telephone line and you have to pay a monthly line
> rental for the phone. And apart from the monthly line rental, you also have
> to pay British Telecom (BT) for the number of minutes or hours you spend on
> the Net anytime you use it.
>
> I stand corrected here, but as I understand it, in the US, the phone line is
> completely free. Anyway, in the UK, there are now plans to introduce the
> same system you people have in the US, but that is not the case so far. No
> wonder, in the US, the number of adults using the Internet has surpassed the
> 100 million mark, while in the UK, there are only around 15 million Internet
> users.
>
> Having said that, I have to say that I am so glad/thrilled that I am about
> to have an Internet Connection at home. Anyway, I better go! Yus, I hope
> you'll find time to watch the European Cup Final tommorow.
> Omar Drammeh or Baboucarr Sillah: Tell me who will win the cup?
>
> Ebrima
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