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gg@sprynet.com (David E. Brown) wrote:


>I'm wondering how the users of Mindspring justify paying $35 a month
>plus a $35 startup fee when there are plenty of services around for
>$20 a month.  I know most of these services are crap from experience
>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.  How's the newsfeed, the
>speed, the mail?  What exactly is their software?  Is it some kind of
>dialer?  How well does it work under win 95?

>It's my conclusion you don't get good access for $20 a month.  I've
>had a half dozen providers since I graduated from college and none of
>them has yet to measure up to the account I had in college.  Sprynet
>is the latest disappointment.  The thing is every provider will tell
>you "newsfeed is great, system is fast," and then you pay and find it
>ain't so.  

>I'm convinced a high priced service such as concentric or Mindspring
>will at least have fewer subscribers leaving their respective system
>load low.

I would recommend Mindspring without reservation to anyone.  They have
over 17,000 paying subscribers now.  I have been a subscriber for over
a month to their PPP account for unlimited access at $35.00 per month.
The 5 diisk they send you when you sign up have some real good
programs.  Netscape (not the latest verion which requires the fast new
computers of recent date) is real nice.  The free agent Newsgroup
reader is great.  WSIRC is not so nice.  You can download MIRC40.zip
with Netscape at http://www.mirc.com if you like to irc chat.  It is
the best chat program in existence by far. :)  An ftp program is
included in the software package but you can download most things with
Netscape.  Eudora is the E-mail software that they give you.  It's
probably the best E-mail program on the market.  I have never heard
anyone say anything negative about it.  The support staff seems to
know there stuff for the most part and are courteous and friendly.
They just had a public stock offering about a week ago and it might be
a good investment.  They are raising about $13,000,000.00 with the
stock sale.  They just opened in Orlando Florida and recently in
Richmond, VA , and are expanding rapidly.  I do not work for nor any
of my relatives work for Mindspring.  Take my word for it.  They are
about the best there is.  Give them a try..  You will not be sorry.
The $35.00 per month is a bargain for what they offer.  They have a
zillion modems. :))  You never have any trouble connecting to them.
If you have any questions, email me at jw434-81@mindspring.com.

John

>-Dave