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From: syap@cc.rochester.edu (James Fitzwilliam)
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Subject: Re: Genie?
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Date: 14 Sep 88 00:50:14 GMT
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In article <7946@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> lim@cit-vax.UUCP (Kian-Tat Lim) writes:

 *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.

Last I checked, the surcharge for 2400 was $7.50 for a total of $12.50 -- it
may have gone up since I rarely use 2400.  This is one of my few complaints
with GEnie: it costs MORE than twice as much to not-quite double your
throughput.  I can live with this, though, since at 1200 GEnie is the
cheapest service going.  Also, I think billing is rounded to the nearest
hundredth of a minute, don't ask me why.  As for prime-time, who needs it
except the businessmen getting stock quotes?  (:

 *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.

YMODEM support now includes YMODEM-G, if you have Microphone II.

I really enjoy GEnie a great deal.  The software libraries seem well-stocked,
and the special-interest roundtables are a lot more fun knowing they're only
about 8 cents a minute.  In fact, there's a new deal LOWERING the price of
one of their most popular items: the CB simulator -- you can now sign up for
unlimited use of the CB for $50/month.  There really are some interesting
folks on it, and I know of two CBers who are now engaged!

Disclaimer: I don't work for GEnie, I'm just a satisfied CB addict.
                                            
                                            James

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