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[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mWhich Internet Service Is Right For You?                                     [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mand When Is It Time To Switch?                                               [1m[37;41m[40m
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[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mBy Don Sausa                                                                 [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41m                                                                             [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mOne person came up to me and slammed in my face a flame about                [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mhow stupid I was by using America Online. I can understand                   [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mhis reasons for flaming me, but here is a simple explanation                 [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mon why I chose one of the money grabbing commercial services.                [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41m                                                                             [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mThere's many novice users out there that wants to know, what                 [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mis the difference and the advantage or disadvantage of using                 [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mAmerica Online, instead of PRODIGY, or CompuServe, or an                     [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mInternet service provider (ISP)?                                             [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41m                                                                             [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mI can simply give you basic points here, one, America Online                 [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mcharges $9.95 on a monthly basis which gives you 5 hours free,               [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41manything above that is a $2.95 charge.  CompuServe and PRODIGY               [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mhave similar billing methods, while ISPs range from $10 a                    [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mmonth to $50 unlimited use of the Internet.  The great advantage             [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mof using an online commercial service is this -- more open                   [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mphone lines, and can even save you some money.  Let's take it for            [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mthe example that I'm a user who uses the Internet for                        [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41m2 hours a month, therefore the more logical choice would                     [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mbe choosing a commercial online service that would charge me only            [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41m$9.95 instead of an ISP which would cost me around $10-$50 a                 [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mmonth, but if I was a user that uses the Internet more than                  [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41m5 hours, I would want to get an ISP instead of a commercial                  [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41monline service to save me money.                                             [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41m                                                                             [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mSo the whole story comes back to you since it really depends on              [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mthe user.  If you have a life outside cyberspace, high social                [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mclass, etc. -- I'm pretty sure you will have little or no use                [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mof the Internet, apparently for me, life or not, I'm going to                [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41muse the Internet.  My $9.95 last month went to $35 for using                 [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mthe Internet too often, which tells me, it's time to switch.                 [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41m                                                                             [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mIf you have any comments or suggestions or more criticism,                   [1m[37;41m[40m
[1m[37;41m[1m[37;41mplease contact me at: don.sausa@371-44.mx1.fidonet.org.                      [1m[37;41m[40m
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