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- From: ac803@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael W. Kelley)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Q-Link
- Date: 20 Dec 1992 06:31:17 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- References: <Dec.8.20.06.23.1992.8897@math.rutgers.edu> <19921208.122442.23@almaden.ibm.com>
- Reply-To: ac803@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael W. Kelley)
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- In a previous article, leahy@math.rutgers.edu (Andrew Leahy) says:
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- >IACHETTA@BCRVMPC2.VNET.IBM.COM writes:
- >>
- >> For those of you with a subscription to Q-Link, How do you like it? When
- >
- > [ . . . . ]
- >
- >> download cost / min? Finally, how do I sign up? Thanks.
- >>
- >> Rich Iachetta
- >> IACHETTA@BCRVMPC2.VNET.IBM.COM
- >> IBM -- Boca Raton, FL 407-982-7705
- >>
- >
- >You can get their `800' number by dialing `800' directory assistance
- >(1 (800) 555-1212) and asking for Quantum Link. There is an answering
- >machine waiting for you when you dial the Q-Link `800' number. You can
- >work through the menus until they ask you to leave your address,
- >number, etc. and they'll send you a free start-up kit (5-10 working
- >days).
- >
- >Now my question to the net: What is the relationship between Quantum
- >Link and America Online? I've been looking at various information
- >services and these two seem to be quite similar in billing ($7.95 a
- >month + $6.00 per hour after the first two hours) and start-up (they'll
- >send you a kit). The only difference seems to be in what computers
- >they support (a tear-out card for America Online that I got with my
- >`U.S. News' today only had boxes for Apples and IBMs).
- >
- >Andrew Leahy
- >leahy@math.rutgers.edu
- >
-
- America Online now owns Quantumlink, but you cannot connect from AOl
- to QLink, or vice versa.
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