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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Which Internet Service Is Right For You? │
│and When Is It Time To Switch? │
│---------------------------------------- │
│By Don Sausa │
│ │
│One person came up to me and slammed in my face a flame about │
│how stupid I was by using America Online. I can understand │
│his reasons for flaming me, but here is a simple explanation │
│on why I chose one of the money grabbing commercial services. │
│ │
│There's many novice users out there that wants to know, what │
│is the difference and the advantage or disadvantage of using │
│America Online, instead of PRODIGY, or CompuServe, or an │
│Internet service provider (ISP)? │
│ │
│I can simply give you basic points here, one, America Online │
│charges $9.95 on a monthly basis which gives you 5 hours free, │
│anything above that is a $2.95 charge. CompuServe and PRODIGY │
│have similar billing methods, while ISPs range from $10 a │
│month to $50 unlimited use of the Internet. The great advantage │
│of using an online commercial service is this -- more open │
│phone lines, and can even save you some money. Let's take it for │
│the example that I'm a user who uses the Internet for │
│2 hours a month, therefore the more logical choice would │
│be choosing a commercial online service that would charge me only │
│$9.95 instead of an ISP which would cost me around $10-$50 a │
│month, but if I was a user that uses the Internet more than │
│5 hours, I would want to get an ISP instead of a commercial │
│online service to save me money. │
│ │
│So the whole story comes back to you since it really depends on │
│the user. If you have a life outside cyberspace, high social │
│class, etc. -- I'm pretty sure you will have little or no use │
│of the Internet, apparently for me, life or not, I'm going to │
│use the Internet. My $9.95 last month went to $35 for using │
│the Internet too often, which tells me, it's time to switch. │
│ │
│If you have any comments or suggestions or more criticism, │
│please contact me at: don.sausa@371-44.mx1.fidonet.org. │
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