0003209613@mcimail.com (Sandy Kyrish) (10/12/90)
I *don't* work for MCI. But I am not very upset about the raised mailbox rate (o.k., a little). MCI Mail is now a much more value-added service than it was when it was free. If you don't use it much, it can be steep. But if you do, you can take advantage of these features: easy gatewaying into just about every other e-mail service (Internet, etc.) (how do you think I get TD?), a gateway into Dow-Jones News Retrieval, fax-out capability (a real lifesaver for me when I didn't have a fax. I made several transmissions to Australia by fax and considered the few dollars I paid VERY reasonable). I also have used it to upload magazine articles to editors. A feature lets you tag each message with a code so you can see where you spent your money every month, or charge back expenses. In fact, I closed down my ATTMail box a few months ago because I realized that MCI Mail could consolidate all my e-mail traffic. Sure, I'd like the mailbox fee to go away, but then I'd like CompuServe to be free, to not pay $33/mo. for metropolitan area calling, etc. MCI Mail is a good value for regular users.