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From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
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Subject: Re: Delphi/GEnie - not such a bad deal
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Date: 6 Sep 90 06:16:09 GMT
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David Paschall-Zimbel writes:
>My reading of the GEnie offer is that you -do- have a choice.  If you prefer
>to pay for connect time to the services offered at the relatively low fee, y
>are most welcome to do so.

This is incorrect.  The announcement on GEnie says that you have until
the end of September to join.  If you don't agree to be billed the minimum
of $4.95/month by then, your account will be closed, and you will no
longer be allowed to access GEnie at all.

 
You MUST pay them $4.95 monthly, PLUS the regular $6.00/hr for machine
specific Roundtables, like the ST Roundtable.
 
Delphi on the other hand gives you a choice of being billed per hour with no
monthly minimum, or paying $20 a month for 20 hours of connect time.
 
BobR