510/Oakland/Alameda internet access
bbs.r...@goonsquad.spies.com
a local number to call for internet access during the day. If anyone
knows of anything local to Alameda, please email me.
Thanks!
Carl Robinson
to register. The price can't be beat at $19.50 per month.
ca...@netcom.com
carl=robinson%50%wpn...@fs.nwscon.sea06.navy.mil
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Michael C. Berch
> In article <kxkkyy...@netcom.com> ca...@netcom.com (Carl Robinson) writes:
> >I don't know what you mean when you say 'this is wrong'.
>
> I'm not denying any of the numbers you quoted. I am flatly denying your
> assertion, from <kxkkyk...@netcom.com> that the price "can't be beat."
> It obviously can.
Gentlemen, gentlemen. It sounds like you are comparing apples and
oranges: yes, lower-cost UUCP-based mail/news access is available, but
(1) you don't get Internet access, and (2) you might have to pay
long-distance telco charges since there is no local POP (the original
poster specified Alameda). At Netcom one gets Internet access and
there is an Alameda POP. For $19.50/mo, that probably "can't be
beat". (I thought Portal was a flat $10, but I don't know if that is
still true, or if you get direct Internet access.)
Personally, if I needed a personal non-employer-based Net account, I
would really want Internet access and $20/month flat rate, including
telecom, is a super deal, and Netcom seems to have the best deal for
that. If, on the other hand, I was satisfied with reliable UUCP-based
mail/news service, plus whatever else is offered on a fre or low-cost
site, that "can't be beat", either. Everything I have heard about
Scott's site (zorch) has been favorable, and he is a very
knowledgeable and concerned system operator. But it's definitely a
case of apples vs. oranges.
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Scott Hazen Mueller
>Netcom Communications has a POP in Alameda at 865-9004. Sign-on as guest
>to register. The price can't be beat at $19.50 per month.
In general, this is wrong. A variety of smaller sites provide free access,
usually at arbitrarily low service levels. For folks near to San Jose, Zorch
provides email/Usenet service (no Internet [IP] connectivity) for about half
of netcom's price, with significant (15%) prepayment discounts. If you don't
need telnet/ftp, if for instance you are looking for an alternate email address
for non-work-related mail, you can save quite a bit of money over netcom's
prices.
Zorch's contact information is in my .signature. I obviously possess a
significant commercial interest in the above material.
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Carl Robinson
I don't know what you mean when you say 'this is wrong'. I have a Netcom
account. The Alameda phone number was given to me by bobr. Through it,
I have FTP/Telnet and Usenet access. The price is only $19.50 a month.
That's a flat rate regardless of how long I stay on. Whose phone it is
I don't know. What's killing me are the phone calls from Concord to
Alameda. I've had phone bills up to $192 a month. A POP in the Concord/
Walnut area would save me some grocery money. There is a local public
access system available to read whatever newsgroups I want, but I like
having FTP capability. I use it a lot.
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Scott Hazen Mueller
I'm not denying any of the numbers you quoted. I am flatly denying your
assertion, from <kxkkyk...@netcom.com> that the price "can't be beat."
It obviously can.
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Stephen J. Schow sjs@btr.com
Does anyone know about a POP to netcom in Palo Alto or close by?
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Carl Robinson
You're right. Now that I know to what Scott was referring, I agree.
I was referring to the full service (telnet, ftp, usenet, etc.) I
receive from Netcom. The T1 line makes it even better. I want one
for Christmas. Santa: are you listening? :-{)