(Excerpts from a message dated 09-26-99, Mike Ruskai to Murray Lesser)

Hi Mike--

 ML> The AT&T WorldNet(r) Service does not offer an OS/2 dialer. If
 ML> you are an OS/2 customer, please click here
 ML> http://www.ibm.net/whatsnew/att_choose.html to remain a customer
 ML> of AT&T Business Internet Services and to continue to use your
 ML> OS/2 dialer.  [Note:  I have no idea as to whether or not Injoy
 ML> can access WorldNet, nor do I care very much.]

MR>FWIW, InJoy can use WorldNet, which I have it doing right now in my
  >current plight of slow Internet connectivity (had a cable modem for
  >two years up until a few months ago).

MR>AT&T also has information on how to get OS/2's DOIP dialer to access
  >WorldNet.  When I checked, there were two different bits on using
  >OS/2 with WorldNet in their FAQ.

MR>I used Advantis when I was still using Warp 3 (I first used a local
  >ISP that had severe reliability problems - he used WinNT), but
  >ditched it when I got a cable modem.

MR>I looked at Advantis after moving here (a temporary stay), but
  >decided against it because there was no unlimited access plan (that
  >I could find), and 100 hours a month doesn't cut it for the amount
  >of data I transfer.

    I have the opposite problem.  I use the internet almost solely for
e-mail and picking up this BBS, with a little FTP.  (I avoid the Web to
the extent possible.)  I use the ibm.net "Basic" service which is
$4.95/month for 3 hours, and don't use the entire three hours most
months.  Any overflow (usually from downloading software) costs me about
2 cents per 36 seconds or portion thereof.  As near as I can make out
from the e-mail communique from ibm.net, AT&T does not offer as cheap a
service, unless it is available through their Business Internet
Services.

MR>I looked at a couple dozen ISP's, and settled on AT&T WorldNet for
  >the $22/month unlimited plan, since an ISP of this size is more
  >likely to resolve problems in a timely manner than smaller local
  >ones.

    You would think so, wouldn't you.  The few times I tried Advantis
help desk, I ended up solving my own problems :-(.  However, they were
quite good about telling me when the system was down, and when it was
likely to be up again :-).

    Thanks for the response.  I'll keep Injoy in mind if all else fails.

    Regards,

        --Murray

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