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From: jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: FYI -- PC-P Price "Increase"
Message-ID: <647@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu>
Date: 12 Jan 89 11:34:59 GMT
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Organization: Iowa State U. Computer Science Department, Ames, IA
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In article <7428@chinet.chi.il.us> patrick@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick A. Townson) writes:
>Telenet rates: 30 x $1 = $30
>               30 x $4.50 = $135.00   Total 60 hours = $165.00
>
>AT&T Reach Out  60 x 7.10 = $426.00 
>
>Who comes up looking great?

Let's compare apples with apples...

$165/60hrs
---------- = $6.67 / MByte	(Assuming 100% efficiency)
1200 bps

$426/60hrs
---------- = $2.15 / MByte	(With *only* 100% efficiency)
9600 bps

I, as many others, do not have a 2400 bps indial.  Some nodes do not yet have
2400 bps outdials.  Even with 2400, ATT comes out ahead.  Plus MNP-capable
modems can actually exceed 9600bps.  PCPursuit will, for the forseeable
future, not have MNP available to customers.  Yes, you must pay for the
new modem.  But you now have access to the entire world, not 30-some cities.