BERMUDA TRIANGLE BBS - ACCESS LEVELS AS AT 10/08/1996 The following table details the security levels and daily KB allowances used on The Bermuda Triangle BBS 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � ITEM � 10 15 50 75 100 500 1000 5000 30000 � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � Time/day � 20 25 45 60 75 120 90 150 120 � � KB/Day �100 250 600 750 5000 15000 7500 20000 6000 � � Upgrd Call � -- -- -- 100 500 1500 -- -- -- � � Upgrd Kb Up � -- -- -- 5mb 25mb 75mb -- -- -- � � Upgrd Fps � -- -- -- 2500 10000 30000 -- -- -- � � Free FPs �100 +15 -- +250 -- -- -- -- -- � � FPs used? � Y Y Y Y N N N N N � � Yearly cost � -- -- -- -- 25 50 120 � � Internet? � N N N N Y Y Y Y Y � � Time bank � -- -- 45 60 75 120 -- 150 150 � � KB Bank � -- -- 2500 3000 4000 5000 6000 7500 9000 � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Why subscribe? ------------- There are 50,000 files on this BBS. Occurpying over 12 gigs. 1200mb of that is adult material, 750mb in OS/2, 750mb Amiga and around 150mb of Star Trek stuff and the rest is IBM stuff (which includes Windows and Windows 95) All of the file areas are continually growing. There are 2 33k lines available. There are no filepoints enforced for donators. There are 8 CDs. Four of which are online at any one time. They are swapped every second week on the 1st, and the 16th of each month. Plus our total disk space is now 17 gigabytes. This BBS cost over $9,000 to set up and costs over $2,000 per year to keep operational. The BBS is a dedicated Pentium machine that performs no other function than to bring you enjoyment. WHAT ARE FILEPOINTS? -------------------- Filepoints are different to file ratios (which this BBS does *not* use). 1 filepoint = 10kb of file. Each new user is given 115 free filepoints. You can download 1150kb of files free (except for your very first call). If you upload a file you get 1 filepoint for every 10kb of file. If the file was 150kb in size you would get 15 filepoints. Then, if someone downloads the file you uploaded you are credited 9 filepoints per 100kb of file. Eg 150kb file = 14 filepoints. It makes sense then to upload recent useful files because people will then download it and you will get more filepoints. If your security level is less than 100 once you run out of filepoints you cannot download any more files until you upload files, or people download the files you uploaded. Level 10 -------- Guest caller. A new user that has NOT completed the new user questionaire. Users at this level get 100kb per day. The second questionaire, the newuser questionaire must be completed within 7 days or the first call or the account is deleted. The sysop will not attempt to verify you at this point. Messages requesting upgrading will be ignored. You also cannot page the sysop, read message or download anything but the free files at this access level. Level 15 -------- New user level. New users are upgraded to this level as soon as they fill out the new user questionaire. Filepoints are also reset to 115. The sysop will attempt to verify that you are who you say you are. If that is possible you are then upgraded to level 50 else the account is deleted. At this point you have 250kb download allowance. Generally the sysop upgrades users at this level within 24 hours. Level 50 -------- The 'Normal' user level. Here you have 45 minutes per day with 600kb of downloads. You can also bank 30 minutes of time and 2.5mb of download allowance. This means that at most you can download in a day is 3.1mb file within approximately 1.25 hours. Level 75 -------- The 'Gamers' user level. Here you have 60 minutes per day with 750kb of downloads. You can also bank 45 minutes of time and 3mb of download allowance. This means that at most you can download in a day is 3.75mb file within approximately 1.75 hours. This level is automatically awarded to members that regularly play online games (Such as BRE, Falcon's Eye, LORD etc). Level 100 --------- "Subscriber level 1". This level costs $25 per year. You get 5000kb per day plus a bank allowance of 4mb. Time is 75 minutes per day, plus a bank allowance 75 minutes giving you a maximum download size of 9mb in 2.5 hours. This level is the first where there are no filepoints. You never need to upload another file if you are on level 100 or above. Even if the BBS tells you that you have no filepoints you will still be able to download files. Internet access is automatically granted at this level. Level 500 --------- "Subscriber level 2". This level costs $50 per year. At this level you get 15mb per day, a bank balance of 5mb. Time is 2 hours per day (120 minutes), with a bank allowance 2 hours also, giving you a maximum download of 20mb with 4 hours maximum online time. Internet access is automatically granted at this level Level 1000 ---------- "Visiting Sysop" level. This level is assigned to system operators from other BBSs. You must Supply your BBS name, phone number and network address. The sysop of TBT will then call your BBS to verify that you are the sysop (not cosysop), of the named BBS. If all is ok you get this level. It allows you 7.5mb per day with 90 minutes per day online time. on Supersaver. Internet access is automatically provided for all users at this level. Level 5000 ---------- "Long Term Subscriber". Costs $120 and gets you 5 years membership. This level gives you 20mb per day, with a bank allowance of 7.50 mb so your maximum download in a day is 27.5 mb. You have 2.5 hours online time with 2.50 hours in the bank, so you can spend up to 5 hours online. Internet access is automatically provided for all users at this level. Level 9000 ---------- The "TBT POWER USER" account is provided for serious BBS/Internet users who want to operate in a totally unrestricted manner. This level uses NO filepoints, has no ratios and is not a "use it or lose it" scheme. You purchase the number of hours you want. The basic cost of 50 cents per hour but this goes down the more hours you buy. You get the following... � 6 hours per day every day of the year � 65 megs of downloads per day � Access to ALL CDs � Access to ALL VIP file areas � Access to online games � Access to Internet e-mail (with your own TBT address) � Access to Internet newsgroups. � Access to additional internet facilities as soon as they become available � Use the account as you see fit. Use the hours when you want. Not when you're told to. The cost per hour is as follows... 1 - 100 hours 50 cents / hour 101 - 300 hours 47 cents / hour 301 - 700 hours 43 cents / hour 701 - 1200 hours 37 cents / hour 1201 - 9999 hours 25 cents / hour Other Levels ------------ Any other levels used on The Bermuda Triangle BBS are no LONGER used. Free upgrade to level 100 ------------------------- Every 5,000th caller is given a free subscription for one year at level 100, provided the user is at level 75 or below. For example, caller 60,000 or 65,000 would receive such a free subscription. Keep your eye on the "total calls" counter on the main menu. You may be the lucky person! Repeat donations ---------------- All repeat donations entitle you to a free months extra subscription Notes ----- If you don't call for 6 months your account will be deleted. This applies to all access levels except the 5 year level. Supersaver is no longer provided. It is now called "Long Term Membership" Internet access --------------- TBT provides the following facilities.. (1). News groups (2). Echomail (3). User specified addresses. Costs for these are dependent on your usage and must be paid in advance. Charges are separate to file system charges as described above. Internet facilities are provided free for all subscribers. For more information on internet facilties download the INTERNET.ZIP file from the free files area.