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Re: Good Bye Netcom, Hello uu.net

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From: billy
Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 00:00
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Don Rister <rister@primenet.com> writes:

> How do you contact UUnet by phone?

800 488-6384.

> Do they have slip accounts

Yes.

> are they for the same price or are the rates you quoted just for the 
> shell account?

I doubt they provide interactive (shell) accounts
and I know their rates are roughly ten times what
the usual cheap-o vendor charges.  However, their
service is also better.

> Also, I wonder if they have local access in California, 
> specifically in the 909 area code.

If 909 is southern Calif. I know they've had 213
service for about a year and a half now... you'll
have to ask about anything closer.

Billy Y..
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From: billy@mix.com
Subject: Re: Good Bye Netcom, Hello uu.net
Date: 1996/05/23
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