tsouth@pro-pac.cts.com (System Administrator) (01/07/89)
Steve,
You mentioned that it would be ingracious of you to complain
to PCP, but YOU as a fellow proline sysadm should realize the the
rate increase also states that ANYTHING over 30 hours a month in usage
will be 4 somthing a hour for connect charges, and anything over 60
hours a month will be 7 something an hour for connect charges (I
apologize for not remembering the exact cents figures). This will
literally put a halt to YOUR access to the proline network if you are
using PCP to get your messages, my friend. About the only thing that
you will be able to still receive is the "proline-local" feed, since
even info-apple can easily run you more than an hour a night of connect
charges. The folks at PCP have deemed me, living in Hawaii, as unworthy
of getting an account on their service because of my location. But,
when THEY begged everyone to join the letter writing campaign to stop
feds from upping their rates I did my part, and cohearsed others into
doing their parts and writing to our congressmen and the FCC to stop
the bill action. Yet, when PCP gets this huge government account they
don't remember the little guys around the nation which supported them
in their time of need. The loss of PCP service at a reasonable rate
is literally going to give re-birth to the phreaking problems in America.
I don;t know about you, but I do not need to be receiving any $30,000
phone bills -- I don;t need the headaches! I'm sure that NO ONE could
balk at the raise in rates to $30/month. The problem is the hourly
rate increase beyond the 30 hour point! With hundereds of people trying
to use the modems, you can imagine HOW LONG you will be online just
trying to get an outdial, being charged the whole time, and not even
getting any use during the charge! Makes one wonder if France has
bought out the company and is trying to stab us in the back again. ;-|
Todd South [Pro-Pac SysAdm]
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