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From: alh@pyrnova (Alan Holzman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: America Online
Keywords: Connect(MacNET)
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Date: 14 Dec 89 00:30:52 GMT
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In article <24942@cup.portal.com> Armadillo@cup.portal.com (Russ Armadillo Coffman) writes:
>
>While MacNet only charges $4 offpeak and $8 peak per hour, they also have a
>surcharge based on the number of bytes transferred. This can make MacNet
>almost as expensive as CI$.

	I wish that Russ had simply sent me a personal email, rather than 
posting a silly response like this on the net ... unlike Russ, I have NO
affiliation whatsoever with Connect (the new name for MacNET). I am only a
satisfied user that wanted to suggest another on-line service to new users
that may not be aware of Connect. Judging by the many requests I've received
for a phone number and information (all of which I answered via email) I guess
there are enough people interested. I will NOT post a number on the net. If
Connect are doing a good job, one of their people will see this thread and 
respond appropriately ...  

	As to his specific point, that surcharge does exist and is very small.
Even for an active downloader/uploader like myself, it has never been more than
an additional dollar or so per month. Connect does not have a monthly minimum
as CI$ and AOL do. Hopefully this will be the last competitive discussion in
this thread.     

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