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- Current as of: July 1993
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- International Availability
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- PDN
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- Outside the USA, GEnie is available through direct access in
- Canada, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. GEnie is
- available through PDN (public data network) access in an
- additional 20 countries.
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- To gain access to GEnie in countries with no direct GEnie access,
- you must contact the local PTT (equivalent of US Postal Service and
- FCC combined) or look in the telephone book for data service
- providers. In each country the pricing, terms, support and service
- will be different. Unfortunately, GEnie does not have any
- information to assist in obtaining local PDN access. Contact,
- pricing and access information changes so frequently that the only
- reliable source of information is the local PDN itself.
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- GEnie is available via PDN in the following countries:
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- Austrialia New Zealand
- Belgium Norway
- Denmark Philippines
- Finland Portugal
- France South Africa
- Hong Kong South Korea
- Ireland Spain
- Italy Taiwan
- Mexico Turkey
- Netherlands United Kingdom
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- To gain access to GEnie, (after obtaining local PDN access):
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- 1. Connect to the local PDN using PDN access instructions.
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- 2. Enter the following information all on one line:
- 3136 (GE Information Services' DNIC)
- 9 (Indicates PAD Service)
- 00 (Indicates Asynchronous Service)
- Example: 3136900
- OR... 31369000000000
- (If the PDN requires the full X.121 address.)
- Contact the local PDN representative for help
- with addressing if you have trouble.
- The GE Information Services network, GEnie's network,
- will distinguish the access speed automatically.
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- 3. At the prompt: U#=
- Enter: XJM11997,PDN <RETURN>
- You will be given an electronic form to fill out, including
- name, mailing and billing addresses, and international
- credit card. Please fill out this form to sign up for
- GEnie access.
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- 4. After filling out the signup form, a startup package will
- be mailed to your mailing address. This includes a contract,
- which must be returned before the account can be validated.
- To save time, the contract may also be faxed to GEnie; the
- fax number will appear on the contract.
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- Non-Prime Prime
- The rates for PDN usage are: 300/1200/2400 $8.00 $20.00
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- There is no signup fee. A manual is not included, but may be ordered
- for $28.95 (which includes shipping and handling). GEnie rates are
- in addition to your local PDN access rates and fees.
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- Prime time is in effect from 8 AM to 6PM EST (EASTERN time, U.S.A.)
- weekdays (Monday through Friday). Non-prime time is all other
- hours and includes GEnie holidays.