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In article <x5bueo3pfv.fsf@rsi.jhuapl.edu>, hall@apl.jhu.edu says...
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>I'm looking for an ISP to give me PPP/SLIP service. I do NOT need email
>access, news, WWW, etc.; I'll be connecting to an account that has
>these. 
>
>I'm looking for:
>(A) A flat-rate option.
>(B) High-speed modems (preferably 33.6) and fast/reliable outgoing
>    internet connection.
>(C) Very good availability. (Ie no busy signals).
>(D) A 410 phone number. Local to Balt City exchanges. I can dial in
>    to a slower connection when on travel, so access elsewhere in
>    the country is not an important consideration.
>(E) Reasonable prices given (A)-(D) above. But I prefer a fast,
>    reliable connection over a cheap option. I already have
>    semi-reliable (busy 25% of the time) unlimited 14.4 access
>    through the University. But I'm not looking for something as
>    expensive as ISDN access.
>
>Any recommendations?
>                                                - Marty
 There are several to consider.  From what I've read on newsgroups, if you 
don't need Email, and newsgroups, then Erol's may satisfy you, although 
they've had growing pains.  Clark.net has been around for awhile, and they 
have some pretty smart people there.  PSI is a national ISP that has a great 
backbone, great access, and lots of local lines (NEVER a busy signal).  

However, if you use the internet to access one site, and then use that other 
site to access WWW, FTP, Newsgroups, etc., perhaps you should find out exactly 
who your 'site' connects to.  If they connect via UUnet, for example, you 
might get the best speed by getting a uunet account.

Bob Chance
Proteon Internet Business Development Group
407 Central Ave SW
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410-760-4340
b-c@proteon.com