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Hello all...!

Have you often wondered, (I do!), how it is that you can spend 24 hour per day, 7 days per week on the Internet, using the 'phone line, for a nominal Monthly sum of money.....
...yet the same amount of time spent making 'phone calls using the same 'phone line would cost zillions of Bucks... ...!

There's got to be a technical reason for it... ...?

Cheers all...!

Paul...two bean cans and a length of string... ...!

Paul...two bean cans and a length of string... ...!

Always has to end with sex,

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Always has to end with sex,

It is all to do with packet switching, voice traffic uses up more bandwidth than digital etc.
Basically your computer uses little bandwidth, you gob uses lots

It is all to do with packet switching, voice traffic uses up more bandwidth than digital etc.
Basically your computer uses little bandwidth, you gob uses lots

...wot 'appens if I use Morse Code instead of talkin'....?

LOL... ...!

Paul... ...!

Paul if you're that determined to save a penny pop a semaphore tower on top of your chimney

Paul if you're that determined to save a penny pop a semaphore tower on top of your chimney

Sorted...!

Got a flashing torch and a pile of batteries*... ...!

LOL...!

Paul.... ...!

* and a few extra ones for Jordan... ...!

My net is connected 24 hours a day...needless to say...so is my comp...I pay a monthly rent so no hassle. And I get a 4MBPS connection

lol, yep, then if you leave your computer on all day you can pay a nominal fee to use a program such as.....www.skype.com as an VOIP (Voice over IP) system where you cana ctually call people on their regualr telephone, and/or talk to them for free via the internet..

very expensive.. but considering im paying

[quote]very expensive.. but considering im paying

lol..
I Wish!!..

Sadly i dont get 30 quid a week..
All that i do get (