Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!killer!radar!root
From: root@radar.UUCP (root)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: FYI -- PC-P Price "Increase"
Message-ID: <149@radar.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jan 89 07:29:52 GMT
References: <7342@chinet.chi.il.us> <824@kimbal.UUCP>
Reply-To: donn@radar.UUCP ()
Organization: CDS Consulting/Macinterested, Nashville, TN
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In article <824@kimbal.UUCP> rick@kimbal.UUCP (Rick Kimball) writes:
>From article <7342@chinet.chi.il.us>, by ptownson@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Townson):
>> Still, even with the price increase -- even a 100 percent increase caused by
>> running a few hours over the allotment -- PCP is the best bargain in town
>
>Your missing the point about the price increase.  They are trying
>to charge premium prices for a service which is not.  If I could
>achieve the same thoughput over a PC-Pursuit connection as I could
>with a direct dial then it would be a bargin.  However, at 2400
>baud they best I could get was about 130 cps.

I agree..the new pricing scheme and the accompanying letter makes it
sound like you are getting a premium service, which you most certainly
are not.  COMPARE:

	  Conventional dialup                PC Pursuit
	  -maximum throughput 1800            -maximum throughput 120-130 cps
		cps with TBT+ (reported)
	  -no charge until connected          -can accumulate substantial charges
		to final destination                attempting to connect

Your actual mileage may vary, but I think conventional dialup services will
receive a serious look here. I would not shed any tears over not having to
deal with the Telenet/PCP network software, either.

Donn S. Fishbein
CDS Consulting