Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!pro-graphics.cts.com!bobl From: bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (System Administrator) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: AppleLink Message-ID: <8909291138.AA09395@trout.nosc.mil> Date: 29 Sep 89 00:51:52 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 31 Network Comment: to #3140 by brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!usc!hacgate!gryphon!pnet02!lbotez@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu lbotez@pnet02.gryphon.com (Lynda Botez) writes: > Actually, the monthly fee of $5.95 for is quite a bit more than the $35 per > year they were charging; however, you get one hour of on-line time for free > included in the monthly charge. Americal Online..hmm. At the price you are talking about ($5.95/month) in addition to what you've said about the hourly charge ($4.00/hour) your logic of getting 1 hour of on-line time for free doesn't hold up. Basically you are FORCED into using 1 hour of time on the system just to eatup that intial $5.95 fee. In fact, the 1 hour of allegedly free time just cost your $5.95! Or, calculated by the hour, you've spent (and are forced to spend) the intial $4.00 for the "free" hour you get PLUS and additional $1.95/month just to maintain your account. C$erve charges (by comparison) $1.50/month regardless of whether or not you login. I don't like the Americal Online policy and I will be dropping my Alink account as soon as possible. I don't see this service (America Online) going anywhere or becoming useful in the future. -- Bob _________________________ Pro-Graphics 201/469-0049 __________________________ UUCP: crash!pro-graphics!bobl | ProLine: bobl@pro-graphics InterNet: crash!bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com | CServe: 70347,2344 ARPA/DDN: crash!pro-graphics!bobl@nosc.mil | AppleLink: Graphics3D ___________ ____________ Raven Enterprises - 25 Raven Ave. Piscataway, NJ 08854