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- From: jprad@faatcrl.UUCP (Jack Radigan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: FCC considering "modem fees" again
- Message-ID: <3445@faatcrl.UUCP>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 13:46:37 GMT
- References: <rlcarr.04qa@animato.network23.com> <1T9FoB6w164w@zswamp.UUCP> <62802@cup.portal.com> <3417@faatcrl.UUCP> <63035@cup.portal.com>
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- Organization: FAA Technical Center, Atlantic City NJ
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- joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan) writes:
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- >Since this group is talking about Amigas, we would need to look at the Amiga
- >sig, THAT costs $$$$$$$. Absurd amounts in MHO. On portal I get 9600 BPS
- >at a little more than $1 per hour. Internet mail, HUGE databases on Portal
- >and conferencing with al the right people. Why would anyone want to spend
- >those huge hourly rates in CI$? Maybe for AP news and such, but for Amiga
- >interests, nothing can come close to Portal.
-
- No, via PCPursuit you get $1/hr for 9600bps. A lot of us don't have that
- ability and the Telenet indial that I happen have is a $3/hr toll call for a
- 2400bps line.
-
- Also, it depends on what you're Amiga interests are. If you're a developer,
- BIX is the place to be.
-
- -jack-
-