perhaps you dont see what he is saying..
lets use my alma mater Purdue for example. (
http://www.housing.purdue.edu/Prospe...dent_Rates.htm)
When living in the dorms my freshman year, the room nd board would cost me about 5400 a year. At my school it did NOT cover misc tech fees and resnet fee. Later on they rolled a 50 dollar fee on everyone in the dorms for internet access, well just to have the port turned on in the room or not. If you wanted a Resnet connection you had to pay another fee upon activation.
Anyway.. i got away from the point i was trying to make. When i moved to another residence my last 2 years my room and board together would cost me about 6 grand a year. When i moved off campus my roommate and I pere paying 500 a month plus phone and DSL which totaled about 600 a month total. That broke down to around 300 a month for my half, and i had a bigger living area and more freedom outside of the dorm. Even with groceries and gas.. i still would be comming out ahead if i spend under 300 a month on those things. Off campus housing provide more fexability and sometimes better opportunities to save money, buit it's something people should look into before they move.
BTW.. you resnet is blocking ports and is overworked right now.. give it a little while and it may get better. If it doesnt, oh well..life goes on.