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In article <1993Jan22.155404.892@bnr.ca> tracyb@bnr.ca (Tracy Blomquist) writes:
>Robert Jr. (whitesto@oasys.dt.navy.mil) wrote:
>: In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware, cs161fho@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (cs161fho) writes:
>: ]Recently discussion about Net vs. magazines remind me of my
>: ]unpleasant experience with Byte magazine.  I subscribed to it two
>: ]years ago, but only received one issue.  After I found out the check
>: ]was cashed, I wrote them twice- never receive a reply.  I think Byte
>: ]was taking chance that small subscriber like me will never take
>: ]legal action against them for the little subscription fee(to them at
>: ]least).  They were right; as a result, I have never purchased a
>: ]single issue of Byte again.
>: 
>: 
>:     Twice in the past I have started subscriptions with Byte,
>:     and both times I was shortchanged three issues the first
>:     year.
>: 
>: INTERNET: whitesto@oasys.dt.navy.mil
>: --------------------------------------------------------------
>
>I had some problems with BYTE subscriptions, but after writing them,
>the problems actually got cleared up.  It took me awhile though.
>Quite suprising for a published like MacGraw-Hill to not be able to
>get its billing straight.  How complex can it be?  Paid... Unpaid...

As my good friend commented when I was griping about similar problems
in contrast to low-tech Sports Illustrated which always gets it right:


  "They probably have just enough computers over there at BYTE
   to screw it up."

>FYI: I have a number for BYTE (don't know if it still works)
>                        609-426-5000
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