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Let's assume for the sake of argument that we're talking about the Deluxe offering across the board here.
Let's take a look at a home with a single phone line and a StarNet dial-up account. The monthly cost for Internet access works out to be something like the following:
| Qwest (Phone Service) | StarNet Cost | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $25 (or whatever your monthly bill is now) | $20 (Assuming only one username) | $45 |
Now, if you get DSL, the cost breaks down to the following:
| Qwest (Phone Service) | Qwest (DSL Cost) |
StarNet Costs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25 (or whatever your monthly bill is now) | $29.95 | $20 | $74.95 |
The price for StarNet dial-up and StarNet DSL is the same. As a result, this means that you just pay the additional $29.95 per month for DSL Internet access.
If you have a dedicated phone line for Internet access currently,
things get really attractive with DSL.
The line charge for residential second lines is about $17. So the monthly cost of Internet access is something like the following:
| Qwest (Phone Service) | StarNet Cost | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $42 (or whatever your monthly bill is now) | $20 (Assuming only one username) | $62 |
One of the benefits of DSL is that the phoneline can be used for both voice and data at the same time. So you can talk on the phone and be connected to StarNet at the same time. This means the dedicated line for the computer isn't needed anymore.
If you cancel the second line, the monthly cost of DSL Internet access is what it was above--$74.95.
Thus the monthly cost of DSL Internet access for people with second lines is only $15.95 more than what they are paying now. Not bad for something about 10 times faster than a regular modem.
Things get even better for businesses that have a dedicated line for Internet access -- they can retire an expensive business line and replace it with a DSL connection for almost no incremental expense!
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