jk9339

you are s***ting me???? you have got it made man!!! i live in brunei on the island of borneo... ( look it up on the map, i cant be bothered trying to explain where it is i live everytime i chat on the net!!!) i'm subscribing adsl here, the speed range is only from 128kbs to 512kbs for the public... i have heard that they have 768kbs also but only for government use.....WOW!!! (yeah rite!!). i can only afford the lowest speed, 128kbps and i have to pay $98 brunei dollars a month (divide by 1.7 for $us) not including installation and registraton fees which is about B$400+ here which gives me a dynamic ip line, probably shared by a few users... so my fantastic 128kbps line goes not much better than dial up used to + they have the worst service here imaginable. so why do i put up with this??? because i have to, because there is only one service provider here, because they monopolise the whole market of about 300k population and being partly owned by the royal family and the government here does not help matters. so i hope you now have at least an idea of the situation in one part of this magnificent world...... but hey! on the bright side, at least i have BROADBAND and its still fantastic.... just wish i had your service )) jk9339@yahoo.com