X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f45cf,1a78a315138bb442 X-Google-Attributes: gidf45cf,public X-Google-Thread: fd588,1a78a315138bb442 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd588,public X-Google-Thread: f9bd6,1a78a315138bb442 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9bd6,public X-Google-Thread: 14e674,1a78a315138bb442 X-Google-Attributes: gid14e674,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,1a78a315138bb442 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 1123a0,1a78a315138bb442 X-Google-Attributes: gid1123a0,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,1a78a315138bb442 X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-Thread: 149695,1a78a315138bb442 X-Google-Attributes: gid149695,public From: rhs@gate.net (Richard) Subject: Re: The Travln' John Date: 1996/04/19 Message-ID: <3176d894.98552122@news.gate.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 148305313 references: <4j19ah$f56@news.indy.net> <4l38nd$74d@news.fullnet.net> <3175A1E5.734A@yvv.com> organization: j%nki~w�RJ3M-26XPLZ8L-BFGD44CT-1EA6BC82 newsgroups: alt.america.online,alt.ascii-art,alt.ascii-art.animation,alt.best.of.internet,alt.binaries.clip-art,alt.binaries.fonts,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii,alt.binaries.pictures.cartoons,alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities,alt.binaries.pictures.comics,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.cartoons,alt.binaries.pictures.nudism,alt.binaries.pictures.tasteless,alt.binaries.sounds,alt.binaries.sounds.cartoons,alt.binaries.sounds.misc,alt.binaries.sounds.movies,alt.binaries.sounds.music,alt.binaries.sounds.tv,alt.binaries.startrek,alt.binaries.starwars,alt.binaries.x-files,alt.bizarre,alt.christnet.nudism,alt.collecting,alt.consumers.free-stuff,alt.cult.nudism,alt.dads.rights,alt.dads-rights.unmoderated,alt.disney,alt.disney.collecting,alt.disney.disneyland,alt.disney.secrets,alt.disney.the-evil-empire,alt.dreams,alt.dreams.lucid,alt.fan.disney,alt.fan.disney.afternoon,alt.food.waffle-house,alt.forsale,alt.freaks Are waffle houses connected at 28.8 yet? I'd love to log on scattered, smothered, covered, chunked, topped and diced! Maybe Waffle House can get into the ISP market, too!!! On Thu, 18 Apr 1996 01:59:01 +0000, Ken Moore wrote: >The Travln' John wrote: >> >> The main factor in posting/retrieval times is your modem. I started >> with a 2400 baud modem on this puter and the upload/download times >> were killing me while online with AOL, Compuserve and Prodigy, running >> my monthly bills into the hundreds and testing my patience to no end. >> I upgraded to a Zoom 14.4 modem I got at my local WalMarts. This >> should have increased the speed at least 6 times but my local access >> lines to these services where I live are restricted to 2400 baud. >> >> The first of the year I discovered 2 internet providers with >> unrestricted baud access (up to 28.8 baud), local access numbers and >> unlimited hours per month for only around $20 per!! These are TCP/IP >> providers with what they call PPP (Point to Point Protocol). The >> providers are CenCom Internet and Fullnet locally, another service >> called Ionet has started up here and AT&T is starting one called >> Worldnet. I predict that the AT&T is the one that is going to allow >> anyone with a computer, modem and a phone line access at full >> unrestricted modem speeds to the internet no matter where they live or >> work. Again for only around $20/month unlimited hours and no long >> distance charges!! MCI also has an internet services and more are >> coming out of the woodwork and jumping on the band wagon. >> >> I am currently signed up to both CenCom Internet and Fullnet and have >> sent my subscription in for AT&T's Worldnet (ever have a provider go >> down leaving you with no access for a while? Multi providers make >> sense to keep my addiction to the internet going!!). AOL, Compuserve >> > >> >> What are you paying??? Do you really have the funds and/or >> patience??? > >"http://thelist.com" has thousands of servers to choose from so you >can get away from AOL, . . .