The cost of the phone calls for 20 hours of internet use per month would easily pay for a PentiumPro with a nice Sony monitor and a USR modem in about a year. If you live in a major metropolitan area, then the WebTV might be a local call. Most internet users connect with a local provider of internet services. WebTV is missing out on a huge number of sales. If it were compatible with our system, we'd be helping WebTV sell them, as would a few thousand other service providers around the world.
Local providers provide a local phone call for internet service, as well as a friendly helping hand.
Your TV must be somewhat advanced Your TV must have the RCA phono plug for video. Mine didn't, so I had to run a phone line to my parents' to try it out. The unit we tried dialed a pre-programmed New Hamphsire number which didn't answer. It was smart enough to try a Massachussets number which unfortunately didn't answer either. At that point, it retried the New Hampshire number, which didnt answer.