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From: lowery@se-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Tim Lowery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: PRODIGY -----> Reviews wanted.....
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Date: 2 Oct 90 15:07:07 GMT
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I also tried PRODIGY for the free month's trial.  I thought it was too
marketing oriented.  10% to 20% of each screen was devoted to advertising
for some product or service available at extra cost.  Also, it seemed that
none of the really useful services were included in the basic monthly
rate (you get just the opposite impression from their ads on TV and in
print).  Most of the imformation that is available through basic rate
services is more easily obtainable through watching TV, listening to the
radio, or reading a newspaper.  Needless to say, I dropped the service
after the first month.  My recommendation:  If you're really curious,
try it for the free month, then drop it.  It's really not worth the money.

Regards,

Tim
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tim.lowery@se-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM