From: James H. E. Maugham (CaptJHEM_at_waterw.com)
Date: Wed Jan 03 2001 - 14:23:30 EST
Jane Loyless [mailto:jloyless_at_netbox.com] wrote:
> Well, that's kind of annoying. I can see why they would block multiple
> dialups but am a little puzzled about the direct connection blocking.
> Seems like they would allow that at least for an additional (small) fee.
Oh they will! Only $9.95 a MONTH! Which, coincidentally, is the same as monthly
basic service.
> I have my father set up to connect using my MindSpring account. He mainly
> just does e-mail and a very few preset web sites, so we hardly ever
> conflict. I set ICQ up to load automatically on his TP755CD (obligatory TP
> content) so that I can see if we're both on.
I've got a similar setup in that my Mom in PA has my old TP760XL (also
obligatory Thinkpad content!) and really only uses it for email and to access a
few websites such as AARP and Habitat for Humanity. My daughter has one of my
TP600s with her and she makes good use of the wide selection of AOL access
numbers available, especially the international ones. I've got ICG set so that I
get a notification whenever one or the other is online.
As much as many of us tend to look down our noses at AOL, for many it's an ideal
means of getting limited internet access and email.
Regards,
James
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