W8SDZ@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (Keith Petersen) (01/24/89)
The following is provided "as-is" for its informational value. It is from
a file that was recently uploaded to my BBS. I cannot answer questions as
I have no connection with this service.
--Keith Petersen <Info-Modems-Request@WSMR-Simtel20.Army.Mil>
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STARLINK is an alternative to PC Pursuit. You can call 91 cities in
28 states during off-peak hours (7pm-6am and all weekend) for $1.50
per hour. All connections through the Tymnet network are 2400 bps
(1200 bps works too) with no surcharge and there are no maximum hours
or other limitations.
There is a one time charge of $50 to signup and a $10 per month
account maintenance fee. High volume users may elect to pay a $25
per month maintenance fee and $1.00 per hour charge.
The service is operated by Galaxy Telecomm in Virginia Beach, VA and
users may sign up for the service by modem at 804-495-INFO. You will
get 30 minutes free access time after signing up.
This is a service of Galaxy and not TYMNET. Galaxy buys large blocks
of hours from TYMNET. To find out what your local access number is
you can call TYMNET at (800) 336-0149 24 hours per day. Don't ask
them questions about rates, etc., as they don't know. Call Galaxy
instead.
Galaxy says they will soon have their own 800 number for signups and
information.
The following is a listing of the major cities covered. There are
others that are a local call from the ones listed.
Eastern Time Zone
Connecticut: Bloomfield Hartford Stamford
Florida: Fort Lauderdale Jacksonville Longwood Miami Orlando Tampa
Georgia: Atlanta Doraville Marietta Norcross
Indiana: Indianapolis
Maryland: Baltimore
Massachusetts: Boston Cambridge
New Jersey: Camden Englewood Cliffs Newark Pennsauken Princeton South
Brunswick
New York: Albany Buffalo Melville New York Pittsford Rochester
White Plains
North Carolina: Charlotte
Ohio: Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Rhode Island: Providence
Virginia: Alexandria Arlington Fairfax Midlothian Norfolk Portsmouth
Central Time Zone
Alabama: Birmingham
Illinois: Chicago Glen Ellyn
Kansas: Wichita
Michigan: Detroit
Minnesota: Minneapolis St. Paul
Missouri: Bridgeton Independence Kansas City St. Louis
Nebraska: Omaha
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Tulsa
Tennessee: Memphis Nashville
Texas: Arlington Dallas Fort Worth Houston
Wisconsin: Brookfield Milwaukee
Mountain Time Zone
Arizona: Mesa Phoenix Tucson
Colorado: Aurora Boulder Denver
Pacific Time Zone
California: Alhambra Anaheim El Segundo Long Beach Newport Beach
Oakland Pasadena Pleasanton Sacramento San Francisco
San Jose Sherman Oaks Vernon Walnut Creek
Washington: Bellevue Seattle
STARLINK is a service of Galaxy Telecomm Division, GTC, Inc., the
publishers of BBS Telecomputing News, Galaxy Magazine and other
electronic publications.
[Moderator's Note: The above has been making the rounds on various news groups
and Fidonet Bulletin Boards. I thought it worth bringing here FYI; but how
well it would work for you is something only you can tell. P. Townson]