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Re: AT&T WorldNet $4.95 plan

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From: Bill Rubin
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 22:36
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Bill Rubin wrote:
> 
> nmoberg wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 01 Nov 2000 03:35:47 GMT, esad@esad.org (esad) wrote:
> >
> > >Anyone currently using this?  How do you like using their front page?
> > >Do you really NEED to use their sw to dial in?  Any concerns about
> > >them monitoring your website accesses and sharing that info with
> > >whomever?  Thoughts?  Thanks...
> >
> > I believe you also get a banner that won't go away just like some of
> > the free services.
> 
> Which of course leads one to ask why they would pay AT&T $4.95
> for the service they can get free from others.
> 
> Bill

Just to answer my own question here, I guess it's because the
free services all seem to be going out of business, almost on a
daily basis.

Bill
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From: Bill Rubin <billrubin@prodigy.net>
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,chi.internet
Subject: Re: AT&T WorldNet $4.95 plan
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 17:36:58 -0500
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