NETCOM is pleased to announce the following promotional offer to Quarterdeck InternetSuite software users:
* Free $25 setup fee (waived)
* Free unlimited weekend access
* Only $19.95 per month for over 400 hours direct access each month
NETCOM has recently won the following Internet Access Awards:
* World Class Internet Provider - PC WORLD 7/95
* Best of Times - LAN Times 12/94
* Best Internet Service - PC MAGAZINE 1994
* Best Way on to the 'Net - PC Magazine
NETCOM On-Line Communication Services, Inc. offers the best price and performance for direct Internet Access. NETCOM's current dial-up customer base exceeds all major direct Internet providers combined due to its value-based approach to pricing.
NETCOM owns and operates the nation's largest dial-up Network with local call access in over 175 metropolitan areas.
NETCOM provides technical support 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
NETCOM also provides high-speed access for your corporate requirements.
Please come join the largest group of direct dial-up Internet access users in the world and take a look at all we have to offer!
Thanks in advance,
NETCOM On-Line Communication Services. Inc.
PRICING
NETCOM's NetCruiser Internet Access accounts are $19.95 per month and include 40 connect hours each month during peak time, plus unlimited use during off-peak hours each month. Peak hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to Midnight, local time at the point where you connect to the NETCOM network. There is a $25 setup fee which will be waived for Quarterdeck InternetSuite customers.
The only billing method currently supported by NETCOM NetCruiser Internet Access service is via credit card. NETCOM will require your consent to automatic billing via MasterCard, VISA, or American Express.
NETCOM POINTS-OF-PRESENCE
The following is a list of NETCOM local access numbers. The local access point with the same area code as yours will be automatically downloaded to your software configuration during sign-up. You may wish to check the list below to see if a number may be "more local" to you. NETCOM also offers 800# access for $.08 per minute for those customers in remote areas.
If you do not see an access point near you, you may either use the 800# or call NETCOM to get an updated list of calling areas - 800-353-6600.
NETCOM Points of Presence (POPs)
AL Birmingham 205-320-1255
AL Huntsville 205-551-5354
AR Little Rock 501-374-8009
AZ Tucson 520-745-0041
AZ Phoenix 602-222-3900*
CA Fresno 209-277-4100
CA Modesto 209-549-3000
CA Long Beach 310-595-4011*
CA Los Angeles 310-815-4000*
CA San Jose 408-261-4700*
CA Salinas 408-442-6800
CA Santa Cruz 408-459-9851*
CA Monterey 408-644-7850*
CA Morgan Hill 408-776-7000
CA Palo Alto 415-328-9940*
CA San Mateo 415-358-5600
CA San Rafael 415-455-1232*
CA San Francisco 415-985-5650*
CA Walnut Creek 510-274-2900*
CA Pleasanton 510-426-6610*
CA Fremont 510-744-2400
CA Alameda 510-865-9004*
CA San Diego 619-234-0524*
CA Palm Springs 619-416-2700
CA Escondido 619-735-4500
CA Benicia (Vallejo) 707-748-4900
CA Petaluma 707-775-4800
CA Mission Viejo 714-365-2500
CA Santa Ana (Irvine) 714-708-3801*
CA Ventura 805-289-1300
CA Bakersfield 805-335-7000
CA Thousand Oaks 805-497-6500
CA Santa Barbara 805-563-8400
CA Santa Maria 805-739-5500
CA San Luis Obispo 805-782-7500
CA Pasadena 818-585-3400*
CA Woodland Hills 818-598-1700*
CA La Puente 818-839-0100
CA Ontario 909-481-3200*
CA Temecula 909-693-1530
CA San Bernardino 909-890-1200
CA Sacramento 916-536-5500*
CO Ft. Collins 303-493-0817
CO Denver 303-758-0101*
CT New Haven 203-498-2691
CT Danbury 203-798-7966
CT Hartford 203-895-8080*
CT Stamford 203-921-1077*
DE Wilmington 302-658-6820
FL Ft. Lauderdale 305-462-1101
FL Miami 305-994-9930*
FL Orlando 407-249-6625*
FL West Palm Beach 407-833-9933
FL Tampa 813-288-4936*
FL Clearwater 813-445-9608
FL Tallahassee 904-224-1648
FL Jacksonville 904-353-5757
FL Sarasota 941-366-9945
GA Atlanta 404-303-7332*
GA Athens 706-354-1240
GA Augusta 706-828-7948
GA Savannah 912-231-1511
GA Macon 912-741-6517
IA Des Moines 515-243-8653
ID Boise 208-381-6900
IL Champaign 217-373-9800
IL Peoria 309-589-0001
IL Moline 309-757-1040
IL Chicago 312-380-0340*
IL Alsip 708-396-0630
IL Waukegan 708-623-2860
IL Palatine (N. Chicago) 708-776-0065
IL Oak Brook 708-889-0089
IL Aurora 708-892-0365
IL Rockford 815-394-2500
IN Indianapolis 317-261-0081
IN Bloomington 812-333-1040
KS Wichita 316-262-0180
KS Kansas City 913-345-2994*
KS Topeka 913-575-0300
KY Louisville
(New Albany, IN) 502-454-6111
KY Lexington 606-226-2900
LA Baton Rouge 504-381-0101
LA New Orleans 504-459-3000
MA Amherst 413-256-3635
MA Springfield 413-846-4450
MA Worcester 508-770-0050
MA Framingham 508-879-0103
MA Wellesley 617-237-8600*
MA Boston 617-753-1600
MD Frederick 301-631-8100
MD Columbia 410-715-6900
MD Glen Burnie
(Baltimore/Annapolis) 410-863-4846*
MI Ann Arbor 313-213-5100
MI Detroit 313-592-3900*
MI East Lansing 517-394-6064
MI Grand Rapids 616-776-2700
MI Warren 810-795-0068
MI Pontiac 810-857-5862
MN Rochester 507-288-0163
MN Minneapolis 612-362-6400*
MO St. Louis 314-487-4885*
MO Springfield 417-889-4242
NC Charlotte 704-343-0262
NC Winston-Salem 910-773-1470
NC Research Triangle
Park(Raleigh) 919-558-8900*
NE Omaha 402-341-7401
NE Lincoln 402-441-3900
NH Nashua 603-594-3000
NJ Jersey City 201-557-6020*
NJ Newark 201-623-5765
NJ Morristown 201-734-1818
NJ Passaic (Paterson) 201-777-2722
NJ Atlantic City 609-344-0023
NJ Princeton 609-734-4180*
NJ Pennington (Trenton) 609-737-0190
NJ Cherry Hill 609-779-0500
NJ New Brunswick 908-247-0637
NM Albuquerque 505-242-2329
NM Santa Fe 505-986-0087
NV Reno 702-785-8901
NV Las Vegas 702-792-9340*
NY New York City 212-803-6721*
NY Syracuse 315-461-5800
NY Ronkonkoma 516-468-1500
NY Mineola (Garden City) 516-663-6470*
NY Albany 518-869-4700
NY Binghamton 607-762-1200
NY Webster (Rochester) 716-224-1000
NY Buffalo 716-842-3200
NY White Plains 914-448-5700*
OH Akron 216-374-9840
OH Cleveland 216-732-3048*
OH Toledo 419-243-0585
OH Dayton 513-443-0398
OH Hamilton 513-737-2228
OH Cincinnati 513-794-0545*
OH Columbus 614-487-3705*
OK Oklahoma City 405-491-9600
OK Tulsa 918-491-0630
OR Eugene 503-302-0151
OR Salem 503-316-1900
OR Portland 503-626-6833*
PA Philadelphia 215-496-3140*
PA Pittsburgh 412-394-0630*
PA Valley Forge 610-265-1630
PA Reading 610-372-0904
PA Allentown 610-776-6252
PA Harrisburg 717-237-2340
RI Providence 401-621-1810
SC Greenville 803-421-9979
SC Columbia 803-771-0777
TN Nashville 615-360-3133
TN Knoxville 615-584-9048
TN Memphis 901-526-1515
TX San Antonio 210-349-4190
TX Harlingen 210-440-1244
TX Dallas 214-753-0045*
TX Austin 512-419-9095*
TX Houston 713-993-0989*
TX Ft. Worth 817-377-8453
TX El Paso 915-543-6072
UT Orem (Provo) 801-229-1988
UT Salt Lake City 801-238-1740*
VA Vienna
(Washington, DC) 703-255-5951*
VA Woodbridge
(Dale City) 703-497-1800
VA Leesburg 703-779-0016
VA Norfolk 804-623-4654
VA Richmond 804-775-9550
WA Tacoma 206-272-0209
WA Everett 206-303-9861
WA Seattle 206-547-5992*
WA Olympia 360-412-9200
WA Vancouver 360-604-8800
WA Spokane 509-533-1346
WA Kennewick 509-783-6576
WI Milwaukee 414-227-1146
WI Kenosha 414-652-3351
WI Appleton/Green Bay 414-954-1814
WI Madison 608-271-1452
WV Martinsburg 304-264-8100
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This agreement represents the complete agreement and understanding between NETCOM On-Line Communication Services, Inc., (hereinafter called NETCOM) and the account holder and supersedes any other written or oral agreement. Upon notice published on-line via NETCOM Services, we may modigy these terms and conditions, amplify them, and/or modify the prices, as well as discontinue or change the services offered.
Registration with NETCOM, will confirm your agreement with these terms and conditions.
1.0 Provision of services
1.1 NETCOM will provide services on its computing and network systems to individual account holders in exchange for payment of fees and compliance with the terms and conditions of this document.
1.2 NETCOM's NetCruiser Internet Access is defined as the use by the account holder of computing, telecommunications, NetCruiser software, other approved packages, and information services provided by NETCOM On-Line Communication Services. These services also include the provision of access to computing, telecommunications, software, and information services provided by others via the Global Internet.
1.3 NetCruiser accounts may only be used in conjunction with NetCruiser or other approved Networking software packages. This does not preclude the use of network application software that interfaces with NetCruiser.
1.4 NETCOM's NetCruiser Internet Access include access to the complete USENET discussion groups (newsgroups). Some of the discussions contain language or pictures about subjects intended for Adult audiences. Account holders less than 18 years old must have a parent or legal guardian agree to these conditions to indicate acceptance and knowledge of this.
1.5 NETCOM will publish a notice of fee increases 30 days before such increases take effect.
2.0 Use of Material
2.1 Public Domain materials (e.g., images, text, and programs) may be downloaded or uploaded using NETCOM's NetCruiser Internet Access. Account holders may also re-distribute materials in the public domain. The account holder assumes all risks regarding the determination of whether the material is in the public domain.
2.2 As provided by United States federal law and by International treaties, copyrighted materials (e.g., images, text, and programs) may not be uploaded using NETCOM services without the permission of the copyright holder. Copyrighted materials may be downloaded for personal use. Except as expressly permitted, materials under copyright may not be distributed to others. Copyrighted material may not be changed nor can the author attribution notices nor the copyright notices be modified.
2.3 Note that some materials available on the global Internet are called "SHAREWARE." These materials may be downloaded and used, but they are copyrighted materials. The copyright holder usually gives permission to use the materials for examination. If you choose to continue using the materials, the copyright holder requests that you register your usage and may ask that you pay a license fee.
3.0 Use of Services
3.1 NETCOM's NetCruiser accounts are for individual users and the account holder therefore agrees not to share the password of the account. The account holder acknowledges that NETCOM will terminate the account without notice if the account holder does not comply.
3.2 The account holder agrees to maintain a secure password to the account. Secure passwords are those that are between 6 and 8 characters long, contain upper and lower case letters, and numbers or other characters, and can not be found in direct or reverse order in a dictionary, without regard to the language of the dictionary.
3.3 The account holder agrees not to use any process, program, or tool via NETCOM's NetCruiser Intenet services for guessing the passwords of account holders on NETCOM or other systems. The account holder agrees not to use NETCOM's NetCruiser Internet Access to make unauthorized attempts to access the systems and networks of others.
3.4 The account holder agrees to use the services provided by NETCOM as permitted by applicable local, state, and federal laws. The account holder agrees, therefore, not to use these services to conduct any business or activity or solicit the performance of any activity that is prohibited by law.
3.5 The account holder acknowledges that NETCOM is a commercial entity and that NETCOM is a member of the Commercial Internet eXchange (CIX). NETCOM and connecting CIX networks may be used by account holders to conduct legal businesses. These businesses should, however, not impinge upon the use of NETCOM services by other account holders. NETCOM services should not be used to send unsolicited advertising or promotional materials to other network users. Electronic mail and appropriate USENET newsgroups may be used in the conduct of legitimate business.
4.0 Indemnification
4.1 The account holder acknowledges that NETCOM makes an honest effort to keep the information available on NETCOM's systems accurate. However, NETCOM can make no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, regarding the quality, accuracy, or validity for the data and/or information available. Use of information obtained from or through NETCOM is at the risk of the account holder.
4.2 The account holder also acknowledges that the information available through the interconnecting networks may not be accurate. NETCOM has no authority over the material. NETCOM can make no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, regarding the quality, accuracy, or validity of the data and/or information residing on or passing through these networks. Use of information obtained from or through NETCOM services is at the risk of the account holder.
4.3 The account holder agrees to indemnify and hold NETCOM harmless from any claims, including attorney's fees, resulting from the account holder receiving NETCOM services which cause direct or indirect damage to another party.
5.0 Payment of fees and penalties
5.1 The NETCOM accounting cycle begins on the 1st of each month. Charges for new accounts are pro-rated. Charges for terminating accounts are not prorated.
5.2 Service payments will be submitted prior to receiving services.
5.3 Delinquent accounts are those that remain unpaid at the beginning of the next accounting cycle.
5.4 Accounts that are delinquent by one accounting cycle are put on "accounting hold" and may not be used. Accounts that are unpaid for three accounting cycles automatically have their files archived. Accounts that are unpaid for four accounting cycles have their files purged. NETCOM accounts continue to accrue charges while they are on hold.
5.5 There is a service reconnection charge equal to one half the currently charged set-up fee to remove accounts from accounting hold status.
5.6 The account holder acknowledges responsibility for the account until payment is made in full.
6.0 Account Cancellations
6.1 Cancellation requests for NETCOM accounts must be received in writing, via email, fax, or postal service at NETCOM's main office. Such requests must be received by the 5 pm Pacific time on the 25th of the month in order to be processed by the beginning of the next accounting cycle.
6.2 All NETCOM accounts must be paid in full before the transaction will be considered complete.
7.0 Abuse of Services
7.1 Any use of NETCOM's system resources that disrupts the normal use of the system for other NETCOM customers is considered grounds for administrative intervention.
7.2 Modification, alteration, reverse engineering, decompilation, disassembly or creation of derived works based on NETCOM proprietary network protocols or NetCruiser software is an abuse of NETCOM services.
7.3 Depending on the nature and the severity of the abuse, the user may receive an E-mail warning or have their account suspended by NETCOM Technical Support. If the misuse is unintentional, the suspension may be rescinded following discussion with NETCOM Technical Support. If the misuse is intentional, the suspension may be rescinded at the discretion of the Operations Manager, and may require the payment of a service reconnection charge. Occasionally, unintentional misuse is misclassified as intentional misuse. Customers who believe their activity has been misclassified may appeal to the Operations Manager.
7.4 Violations of any of the NETCOM conditions of use are unethical and may be criminal offenses. You are expected to report to NETCOM any information you may have concerning instances in which the conditions of use have been or are being violated. When NETCOM becomes aware of possible violations, an investigation will be initiated. In order to prevent further possible unauthorized activity, NETCOM may simultaneously suspend access to services on the individual account in question. Confirmation of violations may result in cancellation of the individual account and/or criminal prosecution. The account suspension may be rescinded at the discretion of the Operations Manager, following payment of a reconnection charge.
