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Re: Mindspring?

#2314
From: Rie
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1996 00:00
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In article <31640275.807@mindspring.com>, brucet@mindspring.com says...
>
>Rie wrote:
> 
>>
>> Do they still charge for a hook-up?? What is that anyway?? Do they come
> out to your house and load the software??
> 
> Rie
>
>"Come out to the house and load the software"?!?  How hard can that 
>possibly be?  I mean, I use a Mac and so the software is pretty much 
>idiot proof--pop, click, click, and surf.  But I can't believe that the 
>Wintel package could be *that* much of a bear to work with, that they 
>have to come out and do it for you.
>-- 
>
>Bruce Thompson                  Do I contradict myself?
>brucet@mindspring.com           Very well then I contradict myself,
>        * * * * * * * * * * * *      I am large; I contain multitudes.
>        * * * * * * * * * * * *      --Walt Whitman

Just wondered why they charged a hook-up fee:-)..sorry it was meant 
slightly sarcastic...I can load my own software and If I get stuck, I'm 
married to a computer software engineer...;)

Most companies send you software and you load it but when I requested info 
from Mindspring about.....ohhh Months and Months ago,,The e-mail they sent 
said they had a start-up fee and then the monthly charges...I was 
flabbergasted....

Rie
(who shouldn't post at one am anymore;))
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From: jwilson@paradise.net (Rie)
Subject: Re: Mindspring?
Date: 1996/04/05
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references: <4ivmh7$dtp@juliana.sprynet.com> <raoul-2703961247350001@user-168-121-84-13.dialup.mindspring.com> <4jc77h$mt@skipper.netrail.net> <4jccrl$1afc@mule1.mindspring.com> <4jeca5$6oc@skipper.netrail.net> <mcquary.410.02FB0DD5@mindspring.com> <4ju54a$dt5@skipper.netrail.net> <31635e53.0@news.paradise.net> <31640275.807@mindspring.com>
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