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Review of: QUANTUM LINK
Reviewed by: Lea Norton
It was the free modem that caught
my eye. Not to mention the money
back guarantee. The advertisement
wasn't half bad either. So I dialed
the toll free number and talked to
'QUANTA'. Well, she knew her stuff,
so I coughed up my Visa number and was
told my subscription was on the way.
Well 'on the way' turned out to a
2 1/2 month wait but the package
finally arrived.
I rushed to the computer and
hooked up my new modem and popped in
the disk.
On running the software I was
asked if I needed further
information.
After a quick run through a short
explanation of Q-Link I went on to
sign up. I was asked for my credit
card number or bank account number
which I supplied, as well as
information as to the type of modem I
was using. It was extremely easy to
understand the procedure and took no
time at all.
After looking up my access number, I
tried unsuccessfully to sign on to
Q-Link. A call to Q-Link's excellent
HELP line soon straightened me out
and I was on my way.
The graphics, although disk based,
are excellent and greatly enhance the
system.
Upload time leaves an awful lot to
be desired, however, with the waits
becoming interminable at times.
I understand that recent improvements
to the system have reduced this
problem.
The available categories such as
People Connection, News and Info, Just
for Fun, Learning Center, Shopping
Center, and the Software Showcase to
name a few are well diversified and
easy to access. The one notable
exception to this was the Shopping
Center which we found extremely
difficult to use.
The Software Showcase with its
public domain library is easily an
excellent value. We experienced a
minimum of download problems and
were fairly satisfied with what we
got.
However, the much touted 'try
before you buy' software previews
were a disappointment. Unless you
have a local access number and a 1200
baud modem the astronomical amount of
Plus time (which costs 6 cents per
minute after you use up your first
free hour) and communications time
required to get a 'preview' would
make purchasing many of the programs
more cost effective.
I have few complaints about Q-Link
and would highly recommend the
service to anyone who lives in an
area where a local access number is
available.
Recent improvements in the Q-Link
system now allow the service to
operate directly from 128 mode, save
E-mail to disk,and have improved
download times significantly, as well
as adding new clubs.
Q-Link allows one hour of free
Plus time per month and has a basic
subscription rate of $9.95.
If you can afford to try it, I
highly recommend it! Its a great
first time on-line experience.
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