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- From: fahole@cc.usu.edu
- Newsgroups: alt.internet.services
- Subject: Re: Compuserve Access via Telnet.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.134416.63053@cc.usu.edu>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 13:44:15 MDT
- References: <1jn6aoINNibg@umbc8.umbc.edu> <C18EoH.9n9.2@cs.cmu.edu>
- Organization: Utah State University
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- In article <C18EoH.9n9.2@cs.cmu.edu>, Karl_Kleinpaste@cs.cmu.edu writes:
- > pstott@igc.apc.org writes:
- > >Telnet to HERMES.MERIT.EDU, and at the prompt "Which Host," type
- > >"compuserve".
- > >It's not a cheap means of accessing Compuserve, however !
- > The CompuServe access via hermes.merit.edu employs Telenet, Inc's X.25
- > connection to CompuServe. Therefore, there are additional surcharges
- > to pay for the Telenet packet-passing involvement, over and above your
- > regular CompuServe connect time charges. I don't know what those
- > extra charges are (my CServe account is not permitted access via that
- > route), but they're known to be not trivial.
-
- I routinely access CS by this method. There is no local number in Logan, UT.
- The charges are the same as Sprintnet charges. In fact, if you 'GO Billing'
- while in CS you will see the sprintnet charges for the sessions you connected
- through hermes.merit.edu. The current rates are $11.80/hr for 8-5 m-f and
- $1.80 for all other times. I only connect during the non-prime times and
- feel that $1.80/hr is not unreasonable since my long-distance charge would
- be about $6.60/hr. Note, the 8-5 m-f is local at Merit University.
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- David Hole DHOLE@MENDEL.USU.EDU
- Utah State University FAHOLE@CC.USU.EDU
- Logan, UT Just say snow!
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