[bit.listserv.infonets] btx, other services in Germany

pjd@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Peter J Dotzauer) (12/28/90)

The following article was posted a while ago to soc.culture.german,
but no responses were received:

Just received a little pamphlet from the 'Deutsche Telepost Consulting'
regarding 'Btx access from the USA'.

Basic network charges are $30/hr. Whew!
That makes Compuserve look like a real bargain in comparison,
not to speak about GEnie at off-peak hours.

What does btx cost within Germany?
What about Compuserve in Germany? GEnie and similar services? MiniTel?
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ctuel@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Cliff Tuel) (01/02/91)

pjd@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Peter J Dotzauer) said...
|The following article was posted a while ago to soc.culture.german,
|but no responses were received:
|
|Just received a little pamphlet from the 'Deutsche Telepost Consulting'
|regarding 'Btx access from the USA'.
|
|Basic network charges are $30/hr. Whew!
|That makes Compuserve look like a real bargain in comparison,
|not to speak about GEnie at off-peak hours.
|
|What does btx cost within Germany?
|What about Compuserve in Germany? GEnie and similar services? MiniTel?
				   ^^^^^

	GEnie rate schedule, as of October 1, 1990, in U.S. dollars
	except where noted:

				BASIC		NON-PRIME	PRIME
				MONTHLY RATE	PER HOUR	PER HOUR

U.S.				4.95		6		18
Canada (Canadian dollars)	C 5.95		C 8		C 25
Austria/Germany/Switzerland	N/A		18		27
Japan (Yen)			N/A		Y 5400		Y 5400
PDN countries (*)		N/A		8		20

(*) Phone companies charge extra for PDN (Public Data Network) service.  PDN 
is available in 21 countries: Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, 
Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zeland, Norway, 
Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, 
Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.

Sign-up fees have been waived in all countries except Japan, where it is
8000 Yen.



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