Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!apple!agate!ucbvax!pro-sol.cts.com!lhaider From: lhaider@pro-sol.cts.com (Lawrence Haider) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: 900 number bbs Message-ID: <8910020517.AA00531@trout.nosc.mil> Date: 2 Oct 89 03:59:59 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 15 Network Comment: to #11634 by mcgurrin@mitre.mitre.org >There was a brief discussion awhile back on the commercial possibilities >of a 900 number BBS. FYI, there now is one! On page 154 of October's >PC Computing (yea, I know, a PC magazine, boo! hiss!) there is an ad for >ALINE, $0.45 the 1st minute, $0.30 each additional minute, 1200 baud >access. For info (voice I think) the number is (212) 826-3894. The >actual service is (900) 468-8888.... That service adds up to $18.15 per _hour_ of use! I would need to hear of some pretty great stuff from users that have tried it before even considering logging on. Wait... No, even then I couldn't afford it ;) lhaider@pro-sol.cts.com