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In <1992Nov11.210829.10562@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:

>In <1992Nov7.205159.20189@ultb.isc.rit.edu> jhh4889@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.H. Huebner) writes:

>>At some point in the future I want to connect to the net from South
>>Carolina.
>>There are no convinient connections I know of in S.C. I have found a
>>N.C. board that says it can be accessed by PC Pursuit. What IS PC
>>pursuit? How much does it cost? Where do I sign up? Does distance make
>>a difference or might  I just as well connect to Boston boards?

>>Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

>PC Pursuit is a service offered by GTE Sprint (SprintNet) that allows
>you to buy blocks of non-prime usage for very low fees.  The outdial
>points are anywhere there is a TymeNet node; cities that can be dialed
>into are somewhat restricted (to about 15 or so, as I recall it).
>Prices are by the month; $30 for 30 hours or $50 for 60 hours.
>Distance doesn't matter, so long as where you are calling is local to
>one of the 'Outdial Cities' (the 15 or so places you can connect
>into).  Service is currently restricted to 2400 baud.  Usage during


Your explanation is somewhat incorrect.

First, there are over 40 outdial cities (places you can call to).
There are indial points at nearly every medium city in the country.
     These indials are not TymeNet, they are Telenet (or SprintNet).
 
Your costs are correct.
 
There is a delay of about 1 second at full duplex no matter which city
you call.  This means Z-Modem is a necessity (or other streaming protocol).
 
I used it for over 4 years until I got my 14.4K modem, at which time the
LD cost/byte became equal.  If you are at 2400bps, PCP is definately
worth it.
 

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