Hello Carl.
Monday October 02 1995 14:24, Carl Morris wrote to Tim Spofford:
 TS>> should consider changing both.  Even if you're paying $2.50/hr -
 TS>> which is t
 CM> uh, I think america online charges more than that....
AOL charges 2.95 after 5 hours, but AOL isn't an internet service provider. 
It's a commercial online service that provides internet access as one of its 
services.  Apples and oranges.
If someone is located in an area without any ISPs, one of the online 
services, with a POP in every county practically, might make sense.  But for 
most people, to subscribe to a commercial online service in order to get 
internet access is like flying from Newark to LaGuardia in order to get 
across town.
In my city, at least, it's cheaper to subscribe to a commercial online 
service to get the things that are ON that service and to have a separate ISP 
account for internet access.  You still come out ahead.  In fact, I'm doing 
exactly that.  You'll have to do your own cost-benefit analysis but I suspect 
some folks will be in for a surprise if they clock their internet time 
separately from the rest of their online time and see how quickly they could 
pay for a separate unlimited connect time internet service provider.
Tim
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