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David E. Brown said...
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>but does everyone else?    I'm thinking about switching to MIndspring
>but am having hard time with the rates since I haven't been able to
>try them myself to see if they measure up.

I've been w/MS for 1.5 yrs or so.  The price has always been rather high.
I've always considered changing ISPs, but have been too lazy.

There's been a lot of bitching at MS lately regarding prices.  So, you 
might want to wait unil April after they plan to revamp their prices.


>How's the newsfeed, the speed, the mail?

The newsfeed has been better recently.  For a long time, you could bet on 
multiple binaries parts missing.

The overall speed has gotten better recently, too.  It used to be (and 
still is for some outside of Atl) 28.8k connections were more like 24k or 
less.  Even then, throughput was slow and it lagged a lot.  Speed has 
gotten better recently, though.


>What exactly is their software?  Is it some kind of
>dialer?  How well does it work under win 95?

I don't use their software because (for the most part) it's a bunch 
outdated shareware stuff.  If you're using Win95, DUN works great along 
with your own software.  I use Win VN newsreader, Pegasus mail, Norton 
FTP, Netscape 2.0 -- all of which I would consider better than what they 
offer.  They only offer it for those who don't know otherwise.


>It's my conclusion you don't get good access for $20 a month.
>I'm convinced a high priced service such as concentric or Mindspring
>will at least have fewer subscribers leaving their respective system
>load low.

The phylosophy of "you get what you pay for" is not necessarilly so.  
Since the big boys like AT&T, CServe, ect. are joining the game, service 
and price will be a priority.  Either these ISPs will compete or get 
gobbled up (or die).

Mindspring has gotten better even though their price has remained high (so 
either we were really stupid back then, or the competition was worse).  
They have always been able to provide accessible lines -- no busies.  But, 
I've already promised myself and MS that if prices don't come down soon, 
I will leave too.

Baby Jocko