Re: [tlug] Hello

[CL <az.4tlug@example.com>]

Josh Glover wrote:
> On 22/08/07, Jonathan Byrne <jonathan@example.com> wrote:
>
> > I guess it's too late for me to recommend GOL (my former employer) for
> > Internet access, since you already signed up with YahooBB <g>
>
> Does GOL do Hikari? I am very interested in switching ISPs, but I
> posted on this list about this last week and heard:
>
> し〜

GOL does hikari.  But, although my main mailboxes are on GOL, and have 
been since about 1991, I saved money by installing a plain B-FLETS 
account through NTT and then ordering GOL.  They've got my Willcom 
connection, too.  Check the Fusion GOL web site or kakaku.com for the 
available services in your area.

GOL's recent closing of their Usenet server was a major minus for me, 
but I have free access through a friend's ISP server in Panama City, FL. 
 Excepting the time lag, it's been an adequate replacement.

I got a better connection deal going through the Internet connections 
desk at Yodobashi Camera (Akiba) than I was able to negotiate for 
myself.  If you go there during a non-critical time -- early morning on 
a weekday seems to be best -- they have someone who will be intimately 
familiar with the services available to your area and can usually work 
out a package that gives you the best connection at the lowest cost 
including the cost of parking mailboxes and other services at the ISP of 
your choice.  I did my B-FLETS connection in Tokyo and the 24M ADSL 
connection in Ibaragi-ken through them and saved about 20~25% on each 
one, plus getting free installation in both locations.

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CL