*** Quoting Paul Heldt to Mike Hudson dated 01-07-98 ***
> To get on AOL, you have to give them your credit card #.  If you go 
> over your allocated amount of time that you paid for, then they will 
> bill you an extra $2.50 an hour (Or something close to that).  They 
> billed my parents for hours that were supposed to be free, so they're 
> not with them any more.  Before you make the decision to get a certain 
> ISP, get all the facts about it.  Asking questions can't hurt.
> 
I am on AOL for the last three months now, and was scared at first when I got 
the first billing.  I thought they charged me for my 50 free hours too, but 
was told that they charge you your ONLINE price for 1 month in advance, so in 
reality OCTOBER was indeed free, and NOVEMBER was charged on NOVEMBER 5.  
Most people don't realize they get charged ahead of time...and to answer any 
questions about how do they tack on more charges...IF you go over your time 
(not the unlimited) then you will have an additional charge at your next 
billing.
 
Hope this helps, and clears up a few things.
 
Shawn
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