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From: dwhite@anshar.shadow.net (Don Whiteside)
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Subject: Re: X on dial-in
Date: 1 Feb 1995 13:13:12 -0500
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alex wetmore (alex@phred.org) wrote:
: Gary Samuelson (samuelsg@netcom.com) wrote:
: : $40 per month for a ppp connection?(!) Who's your provider? Netcom wanted 
: : $700 sign-up fee.

: Local providers often have $40 or less per month PPP or SLIP.  Net Access
: (netaxs.com) in Philadelphia does 6hrs/day of slip for $20/month, $30
: startup, and $50/month, $300 startup for fulltime.  Telerama in Pittsburgh
: is $20/month for 3 hrs of slip, not sure on the startup.

On the other hand, Netcom will let you stay connected even if you run a 
cancelbot that targets messages that criticize your religion. (ObCoS Joke)