What does “Unmetered” or “flat rate” mean? Why is it so inexpensive?
“Unmetered” or “flat rate” Internet access means that you don’t pay for your internet access by the minute or second as you would do with “free” or “Pay As You Go” Internet access packages (where you have to pay for the cost of the local-rate phone call whenever your computer is connected to the Internet). Instead you pay a flat monthly fee in return for which you get access to the Internet via a toll-free number (no call charges are incurred). Here is a practical example of how the two types of service compare: Imagine that you connect to the Internet for 80 hours per month, and that you only connect at weekends. If you were to use a standard Pay as You Go package, your phone bill for your Internet connection would be a whopping £48.00 (assuming you pay 1p per minute for your calls, which most people do). Yet with a Connect 247 Evening and Weekend package you would only pay £7.99 for the same amount of time online at the same times of the day.
