kpmancus@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Keith P. Mancus) (04/10/89)
In article <16409@oberon.USC.EDU> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes: > >Is it, really? I just switched to the new BIX rates: $156/year FLAT for BIX >and $15/month FLAT for Tymnet. That makes it $28/month for UNLIMITED usage. >And there are no additional charges because Tymnet is a local call away. >How does that compare with the other nets in terms of price per month of >UNLIMITED usage? So, is anyone here on QuantumLink? I've been thinking about getting on there. Last time I looked it was $10/month, flat. You need a C64 to run it (I have one), but I understand there are Amiga discussion groups and download files. How do they measure up? I'm losing my Usenet access soon :-( as graduation approaches. I've heard there are 'public' usenet nodes but haven't really investigated. If BIX is now that cheap maybe I should just go on there. (What is the cost/prereqs to get on the BIX developers' conferences?) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ -Keith Mancus <kpmancus@phoenix.princeton.edu> <- preferred <kpmancus@pucc.BITNET>
kudla@pawl.rpi.edu (Robert J. Kudla) (04/10/89)
In article <7654@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> kpmancus@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Keith P. Mancus) writes: > So, is anyone here on QuantumLink? I've been thinking about >getting on there. Last time I looked it was $10/month, flat. You need I believe it's still $10 a month, but also 8 cents a minute for what they call "Plus Services" (i.e. everything except their lame excuse for an encyclopedia). Even mail and Online Messages cost now.... and of course, you're limited to 1200 baud. Not to mention that you have to use their horrible software, which (no lie) is actually written to be slow. Robert Jude Kudla "Disclaimers are for wimps" userfw3s@rpitsmts.BITNET \ // Funk Bass: anything else is just grody. kudla@pawl.rpi.edu \ // "Shooting stars never stop, even when they reach the top." / \ \X/ Keywords: Oldfield Yes U2 REM Zeppelin F.G.T.H. .....and even Rush
papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) (04/10/89)
In article <7654@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> kpmancus@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Keith P. Mancus) writes: > I'm losing my Usenet access soon :-( as graduation approaches. >I've heard there are 'public' usenet nodes but haven't really >investigated. If BIX is now that cheap maybe I should just go on there. >(What is the cost/prereqs to get on the BIX developers' conferences?) The amiga and amiga.dev conferences are open to all, and include listings sections with files to download. The amiga.com conference is "closed", and access is given only to commercial developers. -- Marco Papa 'Doc' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= uucp:...!pollux!papa BIX:papa ARPAnet:pollux!papa@oberon.usc.edu "There's Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Diga!" -- Leo Schwab [quoting Rick Unland] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
msiskin@shogun.cc.umich.edu (Marc Siskin) (04/10/89)
In article <7654@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> kpmancus@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Keith P. Mancus) writes: >In article <16409@oberon.USC.EDU> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes: >> >>Is it, really? I just switched to the new BIX rates: $156/year FLAT for BIX >>and $15/month FLAT for Tymnet. That makes it $28/month for UNLIMITED usage. > > So, is anyone here on QuantumLink? I've been thinking about >getting on there. Last time I looked it was $10/month, flat. You need >a C64 to run it (I have one), but I understand there are Amiga > >-- >------------------------------------------------------------------ >-Keith Mancus <kpmancus@phoenix.princeton.edu> <- preferred > <kpmancus@pucc.BITNET> While I won't comment on the quality of Q'link's discussion groups, I can talk about thier rate structure. You pay about $10.00 a month no matter how much you use the system. For that fee you get (last time I checked) 1 hour (that is one) of "free" time. After that hour is up, you get charged a fee per minute for most of the areas you enter. There are many free areas on Q'link but if you want to talk with people or download anything (except for some files directly related to Q'link) you are paying. I think the charge comes out to about $6.50 or more per hour you spend in the plus areas. Msiskin@shogun.cc.umich.edu