From: abolins%visavis.uucp@nyongwa.cam.org (August Abolins)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
Subject: Re: Accessing AMERICA ON-
Date: 11 Dec 92 16:48:17 GMT
Organization: Vis-a-Vis Communications [Ontario+Quebec]

larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:

> mycroft@dorsai.com (Keith Kushner) writes:
> 
> >Portal currently costs $19.95 per month, and offers Usenet news, mail, IRC,
> >ftp, telnet, and shell access. The easiest way to get info on it is to
> 
> Is that 19.95 for unlimited monthly access including all telenet/sprintnet
> access fees?

I understand that Compuserve still has in effect a special fixed rate
option of US$7.95/month.  Compuserve mail is included.  Here is some
data I saved from a previous visit...

The CompuServe basic services are available for only $7.95 a month. You
can use them for as long as you like, whenever you like.

CompuServe basic services include unlimited access to:

 Associated Press - Online Accu-Weather Maps - National Weather Service
 Grolier's Academic American Encyclopedia - Consumer Reports -
 Peterson's College Database - HealthNet - The Electronic Mall -
 Shoppers Advantage Science Trivia Quiz - The Grolier Whiz Quiz -
 ShowBiz Quiz - CastleQuest Black Dragon Classic Adventure - Enhanced
 Adventure - Hangman - Basic Current Stock Quotes - Issue/Symbol
 Reference - Mortgage Calculator - CompuServe Mail* - Classified Ads* -
 DOS CIM Support Forum - Mac CIM Support Forum - Navigator Support Forum
 - Practice Forum - Directory of Members - Ask Customer Service -
 Travelshopper - EAASY SABRE - Department of State Advisories - Visa
 Advisors

And when you are using CompuServe's network, these services are free of
communication surcharges.  (Supplemental network charges still apply.)

*  Other Important Facts:

CompuServe Mail - The reading of messages is free, except messages
received from Internet.  Your CompuServe basic membership of $7.95 per
month includes an electronic mail allowance of $9.00.  With this
allowance you can send up to the equivalent to about 60 three page
messages per month with no additional charge. Messages of more than
three pages will be counted as more than one message. Messages are
priced at $.15 for the first 7500 characters and $.05 for each
additional 2500.  Your $9.00 message allowance expires at the end of
each month. However, surcharged destinations such as fax, telex, and
CongressGrams are not included in your allowance.

For a complete list of CompuServe Mail fees, including Fax, Telex, and
hard copy deliveries through the Postal Service, type GO MAILRATES.

Classified Ads - Reading classified ads is free, but posting ads is
extra.  GO RATES for details.

Please note, however, that this is a test and CompuServe may
subsequently change or discontinue the basic service offer with online
notice.  You would then return to regular CompuServe services.  If you
don't wish to participate in this test, your CompuServe membership will
remain unchanged.

Of course, all of your CompuServe services remain available to you.  If
one of your favorites is not in the basic services, it will be part of
extended services, which are subject to the same pay-as-you-go billing.

[ Pay as you go... ]
For our extended services, billing will be simplified because we have
combined connect time charges and CompuServe network communications
charges into one rate.  In other words, instead of seeing one entry of
$.30 per hour and another of $12.50 (at 1200 or 2400 baud), you will see
one entry of $12.80 per hour.

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I still use the "pay-as-you-go".  I pay over $20/month easily; but
lately reduced my last two-months of calls to about $5 a month.  The
$7.95 package might be a better alternative.


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