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From: chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: American Online vs. other Services
Message-ID: <38661@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 15 Feb 90 02:01:16 GMT
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barry@playfair.STANFORD.EDU (barry) writes:

>The Compuserve price is the same
>at any time of the day, but Genie used to charge very high prices during the
>daytime. Is is now accessable 24-hours at the price you quote? 

No. GEnie still has higher prime time rates.

>I'd also note that I find the Compuserve Navigator program (a batch session
>agent) of great utility in getting my money's worth out of CIS. Is there a 
>comparable program available for Genie? 

No (although there are some helpers for Red Ryder/White Knight, they don't
automate it)

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