Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!rutgers!njin!lodzins From: lodzins@pilot.njin.net (Dean Lodzinski) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: PRODIGY -----> Reviews wanted..... Message-ID: Date: 4 Oct 90 13:32:04 GMT References: <2062@unsvax.NEVADA.EDU> Organization: NJ InterCampus Network, New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 38 I subscribed to Prodigy a while back. It only lasted a few months. I felt it was too slow and didn't have many things which were of interest to me. The major problem I had was that you could only print what they wanted you to print. A lot of times I would be reading the news articles and thought something was interesting but could not print it to show it to anyone. Someone did write a program that would capture everything on a screen and print it out, but I didn't find that until I was about ready to drop the service. I also subscribe to GEnie. They are implementing a new pricing policy. $4.95 a month for the basic package, which includes Email, most bulletin boards (except the computer related ones I believe) and some games among other things. Then all non-prime time rates are $6.00 and hour for anything not covered in the basic monthly rate. I am pretty sure what I have stated is correct, but if I am wrong I am sure I will be corrected. The only problem I have seen since the new prices started on 10/1 is I couldn't get on GEnie. I got a message stating something to the effect that GEnie was full at this time, call back later. Since I assume usage will increase quite a bit now, I hope GEnie will take the necessary measures to allow more users on at one time. I don't consider this a big problem when comparing GEnie to Prodigy, since numerous times I would get logged off of Prodigy or get error xxx when trying to dial the local Prodigy access number. So, in my opinion, GEnie is better than Prodigy. It has more features that interest me, I can capture what I like to view offline, unlimited Email usage, the GEnie Mall is in the price of the basic montly fee for those who like shopping and for those that are interested in downloading files, the non-prime time hourly rate for 300/1200/2400 bps users is now only $6.00 (US). Any comments on what I have said are always welcome. -- Dean Lodzinski DEAN_L@TURBO.Kean.edu, lodzins@pilot.njin.net 47 Mercury Circle csra19@TURBO.Kean.edu or D.LODZINSKI on GEnie South Amboy, NJ 08879 Dean Lodzinski on Hologram Inc., FNET Node 133, USA at 201/727-1914 (1200/2400/9600)