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Re: ISP Recommendations

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From: Terry Miller
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 1996 00:00
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b-c@Proteon.com (Robert -. Chance) wrote:

>In article <x5bueo3pfv.fsf@rsi.jhuapl.edu>, hall@apl.jhu.edu says...
>>
>>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. 
>>
<snip>

> 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).  

As the old saying goes, "Been there...done that".  This all sounds
good EXCEPT Erols.  I belonged for 8 1/2 months.  Avoid them and
use one of the others recommended.

Terry Miller 
(terrym@clark.net)
Columbia, Maryland
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From: terrym@clark.net (Terry Miller)
Subject: Re: ISP Recommendations
Date: 1996/10/03
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