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- From: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- Subject: Re: RE:Online services
- Date: 28 Dec 1992 17:17:33 GMT
- Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
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- References: <38066@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu>
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- In article <38066@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> sproles@pine.circa.ufl.edu
- (SPROLES) writes:
- >
- > Why do I post this. One months bill from Compu$serve, that why. I
- spent just
- > a bit of time downloading some gifs, and joining the science
- fiction SIG on CI$
- > and was charged nearly $65. CI$'s charge for 20 hours in science
- fiction SIG
- > is $7.95 + 20(12.80) = $263.95. Delphi's rate for 20 hours in the
- SF SIG is
- > $20.00, period. Go figure. :)
- >
- And GEnie's rate for 20 hours of SF SIGs is $5, and you get a
- significant number of folks in the SF community (writers,
- editors, and fans) in the groups. I don't use GEnie myself
- (I just don't have the time), but my wife does, as do a number
- of my friends, and all are very happy with it (and some are
- addicted to it).
-
- --
- Jim Mann
- Stratus Computer jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
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