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Re: JetCafe - Flat Rate 24/7 Internet Access in the Los Angeles Area

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From: Fred Rosenblatt
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 1995 00:00
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In article <3tsc8e$6hr@netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov>,
speaker@telchar.jpl.nasa.gov (Adam Potolsky) wrote:

> Will Leland (hole@netcom.com) wrote:
> : I wonder what the cost of ISDN will be, if different.
> 
> : You can now get ISDN for $399 setup, $49/mo (with NT-1 and TCP Stack)
> : from the for-profit locations www.dnai.com and www.expressway.com in
> : Northern CA.
> 
> right now, a Motorola BitSurfer (all in 1 ISDN "modem") can be got for as
> cheap as ~$360.00. In LA, all the ISPs I"ve found charge OUTRAGEOUS prices
> for ISDN. I got quoted like $400 a month for one place. that's just krazy.
>         -a

I checked out the Jet-Cafe.  It's a nonprofit organization that charges
only $500 for membership, plus $50/month, with a billing agreement that
makes my mortgage company look benign.
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From: fhr@zappa.jpl.nasa.gov (Fred Rosenblatt)
Subject: Re: JetCafe - Flat Rate 24/7 Internet Access in the Los Angeles Area
Date: 1995/07/11
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