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In article <si1piINNp8u@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> ovrskeek@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (I am the OVER-skeek!) writes:
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>	Is anyone using a commercial SLIP/PPP service? If so, which company
>are you buying your service from? Anyone have any good advice on getting
>a SLIP link to the internet? Thanks for any help!

We're selling commercial SLIP/PPP service, so I guess I'll pipe up.
If you're anywhere in the +1 313 area code the line charges are 
reasonable for a dedicated link; otherwise we have a dial-on-demand
service where you pay by the hour.  I guess that CERFnet has a similar
scheme; they have a +1 800 number but make up for it on the per hour
rates, our per hour rate is less but you pay tolls.  Whatever.

You want to get a copy of 
	nnsc.nsf.net:/nsfnet/referral-list
which lists phone numbers and contacts for a bunch of nets.
(No FTP sites tho, which is kind of a shame, and no prices).
Call or write anyone who looks reasonable.  Most nets don't have
a real high priority to deal with low bandwidth dialup customers,
preferring to go after more lucrative high rent links; you may be
frustrated by the results unless you're a local call from Cambridge
or San Francisco.  (and maybe "or Ann Arbor or Columbus", but I
have more hope for Manhattan NY than I do for Manhattan KS...)

The good advice is if you're paying for the link, you probably want to
also invest in good supported dialup IP software, preferably software
that handles connection setup and teardown for you with some amount
of flexibility.  Both Marble and Morning Star sell this stuff; we've
been really happy with Morning Star.

Hope this helps, let me know if you have more questions.
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Edward Vielmetti, vice president for research, MSEN Inc. emv@msen.com
      MSEN Inc., 628 Brooks, Ann Arbor MI  48103 +1 313 741 1120