gregp@pro-carolina.cts.com (Greg Prevost) (01/07/89)
>>free) and to Telenet directly. I have seen letters from hundreds of people >>saying they plan on cancelling PCP both by writing a letter to Telenet and by >>informing thier Visa cards to not accept any charges from Telenet effective >>1/31/89. In just the last couple days the PCP BBS has received over 900 >>messages concerning this increase, 99.99 of them complaining bitterly and >>planning on cancelling thier service. >>Greg Prevost >Greg... > >My only complaint against PC-P has been that I have never been able to do file >transfers on the 2400 bps nodes... the =FEW= (no I am not a massive >upload/down-loader of files) transfers I do I've had to do at 1200 bps. Then >again, I don't have a MNP protocol modem and have not been able to take full >advantage of the system so even that fault is partly mine. > >Consider what they originally offered for $25 and what we now receive for that >amount (soon to be $30) both the increase in nodes and the upgrades to the >modems are well worth this difference in cost. >If you can come up with a better and cheaper alternative, I am always open to >new ideas that don't involve self-injury or bodily contortions and animals. No "flames" were intended and I hope, none taken.. just my own opinion. /steve system manager the rainforest bbs 305-434-4927 =NOT= PC-P'able thru 305 node Well Steve, I will tell you what. The only reason PCP became so popular was the price, they have TERRIBLE service! They have been promising 2400 for over a year, many of their modems are out of service at any one time. You get randomly disconnected for no reason. Your effective baud rate is somewhere between 33% to 66% depending on the protocol you use. The Nodes are frequently very busy and near impossible to get into. They will be charge you whether or not you Ever connect to a BBS, if you try to get into a really active board by dialing through the busies for 1/2 hour you get charged for that! NO other Long Distance service charges you for busies. No other long distance services has as much noise sometimes and as many annoying problems. No other service wont' let you connect to every city you want. NO other service won't allow anything but data connections. You asked if I could find a better alternative? Yea, AT&T reach out america plan with an HST 9600. For all you get if it is unlimited calling, it is great, for all you DON'T get for hourly charge it isn't worth it at all! Also, how many long distance carriers charge more the more you call? All the other it is cheaper as usage increases, while with the new rates, it goes from a buch an hour, to 4.50 an hour after only 30 hours (A mere hour a night, I do that much while I am sleeping most nights!) and then it jumps to 7.50 an hour after 60. Like for some reason the service is better after 30 and 60 hours of use I guess! And yes, a flame is intended, but not at you, at Telenet and PC Screw You (A.K.A. Pursuit) Flame most definately not off yet! UUCP: [ sdcsvax nosc ] !crash!pro-carolina!gregp Never forget ARPA: crash!pro-carolina!gregp@nosc.mil your towel! INET: gregp@pro-carolina.cts.com Ford Prefect