Murray Lesser wrote in a message to Jack Stein:

 ML>      The AT&T WorldNet(r) Service does not offer an OS/2
 ML> dialer. 

JS>Neither does anyone else on earth, far as I know, so what?

 ML>     Haven't you heard of OS/2's DIALER.EXE?  

No, if I did, I assumed it was the DOIP thing, sorry about that.

 ML>     I don't do, and never have done, Windows.  I don't own a
 ML> system that runs run any version of Windows.  So your
 ML> solution wouldn't work for me. 

Yes, I understand.  I had to install WIN just to do that... I'm a pig, I know, 
but I also had to prove to my kids that WIN sucks, so it had at least a bit of 
socially redeeming value:-)

JS>AT&T and Bell Atlantic were/are very nice ISP's far as I'm
  >concerened.  I never ever once got a busy signal, and certainly you
  >can go anywhere you want on the net, no restrictions that I know
  >of.  I pay around $20 a month, little less I think for unlimited
  >($150/mo) service.   

Oops, I meant to type 150 hours/month is their "unlimited" service.  AT&T did
the same exact thing.  Both had unlimited service for $20/month, but changed
it to "unlimited" up to 150 hours a month.  I guess some people, probably FIDO 
Sysops, were hooking up to it permanantly.  I was going to do that myself.

  >I switched to Bell solely because they had a
  >local mumber.  Bottom line is you have to ignore everything they say
  >about OS/2, they are all ignorant, including IBM.

 ML>     It isn't who you can reach from any ISP (AFAIK, once you
 ML> are connected to the Internet, you can reach any valid URL).
 ML>  What is important to me is where you can reach your ISP
 ML> from.  Last week I was in California.  Next month I will be
 ML> in upstate NY (out of Bell Atlantic territory) and the month
 ML> after I will be in both Washington, DC, and Cape Cod MA.  My
 ML> system is a ThinkPad, and it goes with me wherever I go. 
 ML> Besides, Bell Atlantic is my local carrier (they gobbled up
 ML> NYNEX) and, deservedly, have the reputation of providing the
 ML> worst service of any of the "baby Bells."  I use them for
 ML> nothing except local telephone service (I have no choice)
 ML> and wish to keep it that way.

I'm starting to get sick of Bell Atlantic and AT&T.  They are getting a larger 
and larger chunk of my money every month.  No complaints about the service,
just how much it is all costing.  Half of that is taxes it seems, so, I'm sick 
of Uncle Sam even more...

 ML>     Besides, I have no need for unlimited Internet service. 
 ML> I have been paying ibm only $4.95/month for 3 hours per
 ML> month, which is usually more than sufficient.  If all goes
 ML> well, I should get the same service at the same rate after
 ML> the switchover.  If not, I will consider my options at that
 ML> time.

I paid AT&T $5 a month for 5 hours in the begining, the raised that to $10
minimum I think, and Bell the same, or worse, I forget.  I went all out, and
spring for the whole $20 bucks, I guess I get my money's worth, I read my
billiards conference on-line, but thats about all I do.  I could easily just
get my mail and read off-line, but I don't, have to justify the connection:-)
It is nice not having to think about it though...

                                              Jack 
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