"Brian A" <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>Please, why are we talking USD ona UK newsgroup?
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>>Go away.
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> I reckon that it is because he hasn't calculated the power consumption
> himself but just copied the data from a US web site.
> I agree with the sentiment though, basically he's saying if you need
> to have a computer switched on to make a call then it costs you in
> electricity charges - over £60/year for a 70W computer, running
> without a monitor, 24/7.[/color]

Quite, I ran an *@Home box for about a year. Now the novelty
has worn off I can't justify the running costs, so now Voxalot
hosts my accounts for free.
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Graham.
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