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- From: mikeb@macbeth.ocpt.ccur.com (Mike Bixenman)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: PRODIGY -- WHAT ABOUT
- Message-ID: <1868@ocpt.ccur.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 20:40:18 GMT
- References: <3071552938.23@inode.com>
- Sender: news@ocpt.ccur.com
- Organization: Concurrent Computer Corporation, Oceanport NJ
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- andor@inode.com wrote:
- : CompuServe's number is 800-848-8199.
- : They have a monthly "Basic Services" membership that costs $8.00/month with
- : unlimited access during all hours and at all speeds (up to 9600bps) to a
- < deleted text >
- : number listings, etc. They have a rather generous Email policy, and are
- : connected to the Internet, to Easylink, to MCI, etc. for Email. You can also
- : send FAXes from there for a charge.
- : Besides the "Basic Services", CIS also offers lots of vendor support forums,
- : database access, etc. at additional hourly fees.
-
- I think that CI$ is $7.95 per hour and anything over 2400 baud is charged
- additional. They also have an extra charge for sending e-mail over the
- Internet.
- The price still beats their hourly system, where you are charged $2 if you
- use it or not and $6/hr when you are logged on.
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- Mike Bixenman mikeb@ocpt.ccur.com CIS=73220,3644
- Concurrent Computer Corp. "The statements that I make
- 2 Crescent Place are from MY brain. I will
- Oceanport, NJ 07757 U.S.A. not speak for anyone else."
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