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From: lim@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu (Kian-Tat Lim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Genie?
Message-ID: <7946@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>
Date: 13 Sep 88 16:15:15 GMT
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Reply-To: lim@cit-vax.UUCP (Kian-Tat Lim)
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I'm posting to clear up some possible misconceptions.  I have no connection
with GEnie, other than being a fairly satisfied customer.

As has been posted before, GEnie charges $5/hr for non-prime-time usage at
1200 bps.  Prime-time usage (8 AM to 6 PM local time) is prohibitively
expensive, at around $35/hr (I don't have this figure since it's so
ridiculous).  2400 bps is $13.50 non-prime-time.  On-line time is measured in
minutes and seconds.

Charges are billed directly to a credit card or through a checking account
debit service.  Billing information for the past month (including on-line
time on a daily basis) is available from a menu selection.

Downloads (from GEnie to your computer) are charged normally.  Uploads (from
your computer to GEnie) are free.  Download protocols include text, XMODEM,
1K XMODEM, and YMODEM.  Upload protocols include text, XMODEM, and XMODEM CRC.

I don't like the editor, either, so I edit off-line and upload messages.
Straight text message upload is supported.

--
Kian-Tat Lim (ktl@wagvax.caltech.edu, KTL @ CITCHEM.BITNET, GEnie: K.LIM1)