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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 01:01:38 EST
- From: Tony Harminc <TONY@VM1.MCGILL.CA>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: Internet or Dial Out Access From Canada to US
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- X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 925, Message 9 of 9
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- samy@netcom.com (Samy Touati) wrote:
-
- > Some while back there was a service offered by Galaxy (in New Mexico)
- > which consisted of offering dialout access through modems installed in
- > major cities by BT TYMNET. Someone calls the local Tymnet number and
- > then logs in to the modem in his city of choice; then dials the local
- > number there.
-
- > But unfortunately this service dissapeared and PC Pursuit is
- > unavailable from Canada. Does anyone know of a similar service that
- > could be available from Canada or an internet service without per
- > minute fees available from Canada?
-
- I'm not sure why you think Tymnet's outdial service has gone away. To
- my knowledge BT Tymnet has outdial facilities in hundreds of US
- cities. Try calling BT Tymnet's customer service number (800)
- 336-0149.
-
- > [Moderator's Note: A service called Canada DataPak has a gateway to
- > Telenet/Sprintnet. I know nothing about the rates, but you could use
- > it to connect to Telenet/Sprintnet then into the PC Pursuit service.
- > I do not think the Canada DataPak rates would be all that expensive
- > compared to DDD rates. You'd have to check it out with them. PAT]
-
- I assume 'Canada DataPak' refers to Datapac (which is the world's
- oldest public X.25 network). It indeed has gateways to Sprintnet and
- BT Tymnet. But BT Tymnet also has dial in access in several Canadian
- cities, so it may not be necessary to put up with the speed and cost
- penalties of a gateway. Datapac also has outdial service in major
- Canadian cities, but as they will not place outbound long distance
- calls it will not get you to the US.
-
-
- Tony Harminc
-
-
- [Moderator's Note: He did not mean Tymnet's outdial service had gone
- away. He meant a competitor of PC Pursuit (actually, someone brokering
- a large quantity of Tymnet resources in competition to PCP, which is
- 'in-house' to Sprintnet ... the Galaxy thing was not part of Tymnet)
- had gone out of business. Unlike PCP, Tymnet charges to use their
- outdials, and it is not cheap; besides the network connection they
- were charging for the outdial use -- I think it was telco plus ten
- percent. And we all know that interstate LD rates overnight these days
- are only about 11-13 cents per minute in the USA; any 'savings' as a
- result of using Tymnet's outdials for a local call were dubious at
- best. PAT]
-
-