[SECC] Re:Walmart ISP

[Macie, Gordon]

All dialups are slow... Get DSL... I can only comment on Bellsouth.. I get tech support within a minute or two every time i call.. Just bought a new computer and couldn't find my disk. they emailed what i needed while i talked to them on the phone.. my dsl was working fine on the other computer.. so it wasn't even really their issue..
 

Gordon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David L. Thompson [mailto:thompson@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:51 AM
> To: secc
> Subject: Re: [SECC] Re:Walmart ISP
> 
> 
> I agree with Bill W4AN that the $9.95 monthly fee for 
> unlimited internet
> especially if also providing 5 or 10MB of web space does not work in a
> business model aimed at just break even.  And be careful
> (such as with Bluelight.com from K-Mart).
> 
> Plus there is a tendancy to raise prices once a substantial 
> number of users
> are onboard.  (see Bellsouth.net).
> 
> I have been with Mindspring (Earthlink) since they started 
> and yes on dial
> up there is sometimes slow access and downtimes.  But I find 
> that support
> has been fairly good.   I have Juno Gold (I pay for it) on my 
> shack PC and
> its good but you have to call a 900 number for support.   I 
> still have to
> put up with an ad or two and when the ad file blew out I lost all my
> mailboxes and had to call the 900 number to get the location 
> for them (20
> minutes @ 1.95/min).  The 2002 CQ 160 logs back up was at risk.
> 
> I suggest DSL once they get the initial support issues worked out.
> 
> 73 Dave K4JRB
> 
> 
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