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> 3) "Upgrade" to a higher priced MindSpring account
That's what I do.
Face it, bandwidth and time limitations make business sense, and are
therefore inevitable. Without limitations, it's possible for one single
subscriber to totally monopolize a small ISP's resources. For a large
ISP, the problem isn't minimized, it just takes more subscribers to
collectively monopolize the service. I'm sure Mindspring has plenty of
subscribers trying very hard to do this.
I pay about $25 a month for my Internet access. This is _after_
discounts due to being a preferred customer, catching the specials just
right, and prepaying for a year by automatic billing to my credit card.
(My ISP likes _me_ all right -- that lucrative Warren, better bend over
backwards to keep that gravy train rolling!)
The regular price for my account is $35/month _plus_ tax, and I'm
limited to 300 hours a month, plus no doubt I'd get dinged if my
bandwidth usage shot through the ceiling. (Granted, this is a small ISP
in the middle of Nowhere, USA -- nearest population center, 180 miles
away. Next one after that, 400 miles away.)
You $20/month-unlimited-access folk don't get any sympathy from me when
you complain about low service levels, busy signals and hidden limits.
The point is, I pay a premium price and get premium service. I don't
see why so many people don't see the logic in that. TANSTAAFL.
-- = Warren Young: www.cyberport.com/~tangent | Yesterday it worked. = ICBM Address: 36.8274040N, 108.0204086W, | Today it is not working. = alt. 1714m | Windows is like that.
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