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Re: ISP Recommendations

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From: Jeff Wilkinson
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 1996 00:00
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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. 
>
>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

We are using a small baltimore ISP called the Columbia Connextion.
See www.connext.net for details.  We like them so far.  Cheap
and meets all of the above.

jw

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Date: 1996/10/03
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