There is light in a dark continent (17 March 1999) Kingston Internet is the ISP for Kingston Communications, the telecommunications operator in Kingston-on-Hull and surrounding areas. Take a look at the charges for Karoo Xtra, their new package: you are not seeing things. £15 per month plus 6.5p per call irrespective of the length of the call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? As Barrysworld says, it's 'every UK gamer's dream' and, we suggest, probably 'every UK Internet user's dream' as well. This tariff really puts pressure on BT and the cable operators. For, if Kingston Communications can do it, why can't they? In fact, why don't you get in touch with your telecommunications operator and ask that question? Karoo Xtra is based on a revolutionary concept, it would seem, for the telecommunications industry in this country: asking people what they wanted. Kingston Communications said 'How much would you be willing to pay for Internet access per month all in?' to their subscribers: the answer came back as '£25 at most'. They managed less than that. The lamentations of the Jeremiahs ('clogged lines', 'dropped calls', doom, destruction, disaster) haven't come true. We've had quite a lot of feedback from Karoo Xtra users, all of it positive. A few samples: After having read about the KC deal on numerous e-mails to this mailing list, and living in the Hull area, I decided to give it a try. A few of the worries some members mentioned (dropped calls and automatic disconnection after a certain period of time), I have had no problems. I am consistently connecting at 44,000, and have never had to redial. As for disconnection - I will be trying it out tonight, but is certainly doesn't disconnect before 2 hours. I have dropped my 'free' ISPs and gone to Karoo and it rocks. I just cannot see why BT cannot give its customers a service like Karoo is giving. I guess living in Hull is not bad after all as now we must be the envy of all UK Internet users. ISP rating 10/10. Karoo Extra - it's fantastic! Hopefully this should change the way that other ISPs charge. (As it turns out, the disconnect is after 7 hours).