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Article: Connect time. (minimizing fees for online information services) (Column)
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- Computer Shopper
- Article date:
- April 1, 1993
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Unlike income taxes, online charges are manageable--with the right guide.
Online services are expensive. Oh, they may tell you that with flat fees, basic services, and bargain-rate time periods, you can get all the benefits of an online service for pennies a day. Bunk. I can watch "Fantasia" on a black-and-white television, too, but I don't.
Excuse me while I get on my soapbox for a minute. Online prices are too darn high. In particular, CIS and GEnie charge a hefty surcharge for using 9,600-bps access.
Come on, guys--get with the program. This is 1993, and 9,600-bps modems can be had for $100 to $200. The BBS community has moved almost ...