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Re: Alphalink

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From: Craig Macbride
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 07:41
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"Wedge Antilles" <dantooine1@yahoo.com> writes:

>optusnet is onyl about $32 a month

ie. "only" almost double the cost of Alphalink.

I would guess that someone looking at a $220/yr service doesn't want to pay
almost $400/yr.

>and they have started up a new plan where
>you can roll over your unused internet hours to the next month

Ah, so there's some usage maximum too? Probably worth stating what it is,
if you want to provide any useful comparison.

(I am not a user of either service, just pointing out the lack of information,
and probable lack of relevance, of your post.)

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