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From: crs@cpsc6b.cpsc6a.att.com (Chris (Life is hard, and then you die) Seaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: information on PRODIGY
Message-ID: <510@cpsc6b.cpsc6a.att.com>
Date: 20 Apr 89 18:45:20 GMT
References: <9292@mhuxu.UUCP>
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Organization: AT&T (CPSC), Oakland, CA
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In article <9292@mhuxu.UUCP>, skeeve@mhuxu.UUCP (Chris Riley) writes:
< I just got an ad yesterday for a service called PRODIGY.  It looks like it
< offers the same kind of services as Compuserve.  The major difference is
< the price: about $10 per month, with unlimited connect time for the month
< (I think) as opposed to $12.50 per connect hour for CIS.
< 
< Does anyone have information on how good this really is?
< 
< Chris Riley                         My mind isn't always in the gutter
<                                     -- sometimes it comes out to feed.
< chris.riley@attbl.att.com
< att!attbl!chris.riley     What I think has no bearing on what AT&T thinks.

I've been a Prodigy subscriber for about 4 1/2 months, and I like it.
There are no connect time charges, just the $10.95 (I think that's what
it is) monthly fee.  You can also add up to 5 additional users, each
with their own personal profile, under the same main account.  The way
they get around the connect charges is by placing small 'ads' on the bottom
of the screen.  I don't find these obtrusive, and they generally have
only a few words, and a picture of some sort.  I can see more of the
ad if I want to, but I'm not FORCED to.

As far as content of the service, it ranges from SIG's, to consumer
help, to games, to contests, to special goods and services for members
only (recently, they offered Hayes 2400 bps modems at a really good
price), etc...

All in all, I'm pleased with the service, and my family likes it as well.

Incidentally, if you are at all familiar with the 'Carmen Sandiego'
computer games, Prodigy has an online version that changes every week,
and my 10 year old son loves it.

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