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Re: Anyone compared aus. 'Net servers?

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From: Mick the Hippy
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 00:00
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hbarnes@gil.com.au (Harris Barnes) wrote:

>valerie@gil.com.au (Valerie Hall) wrote:

>>rowlandc@werple.net.au (Rowland Croucher) wrote:
>>Snip!
>>>Would anyone like to start - and we can all add our comparative grade if 
>>>we've experienced more than one server?   
>>
>>>Thanks!
>>
>>>Rowland Croucher
>>
>>I have used three servers.
>>
>>Dialix - cheap and nasty Support non existant. 
>>Qld Net - Expensive and nasty. 
>>GIL - My present server. sorting teething problems out slowly.
>>Definately the best of the three.
>>
>>Points out of ten....
>>
>>GIL - 8
>>Dialix - 2
>>Qld Net - 1
>>
>>Cheers  Val

O.K.,

Microplex - $4 an hour, crap or non existant customer service, I rang
up with a query, was told to email so and so, after three attempts
over a couple of weeks I gave up waiting for the reply. Sell you a
"starter kit" for $70 with nothing in it that can't be found for free
(better programs too). Often hard to log on at 28800. 

Realnet access - Very good. $40/month for 10 hours a week, i.e.
$1/hour. After your 10 hours in any particular week, $3/hour.
Good D/L times. Good customer service.

Nectar - only been trying them out a few days. $30/month no limits.
Not too much trouble logging on so far. Much slower than realnet. (at
least half the speed from what I've seen so far) Haven't needed
customer service.

the Hippy
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From: mick@real.com.au (Mick the Hippy)
Subject: Re: Anyone compared aus. 'Net servers?
Date: 1996/04/11
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