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From: geo@surf.sics.bu.oz (George Bray)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: How to Signup for GEnie
Message-ID: <282@surf.sics.bu.oz>
Date: 11 Jul 89 09:34:36 GMT
References: <1529@marvin.Solbourne.COM>
Organization: Byte Technologies at Bond University
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From article <1529@marvin.Solbourne.COM>, by dce@Solbourne.COM (David Elliott):
> In article <1458@ndmath.UUCP> milo@ndmath.UUCP (Greg Corson) writes:
>>In response to one of my earlier postings, a bunch of people asked me for
>>info on how to signup for the GEnie on-line system...here's the procedure
>>do signup using computer and modem.
> 
> People should be advised that while the signup number is toll-free,
> you have to call a "local" number to actually use the system.  The
> ads don't say this, and in my case, there are no local numbers for
> me to use.  The best I could do was my $.11/minute rate for calls
> to the Denver Metro area, so I finally just put down the $30 fee as
> a loss until I move or GEnie adds a number local to me.
 
Does anyone know their Telenet or Tymnet X.25 address?

Thanks,

	geo


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