Original sentence: Indeed, it still has advantages over the Internet: It does not require subscribing to a service, buying and maintaining a personal computer, and there are fewer security issues with respect to credit card payments and other personal information
Edited sentence: Indeed, it still has advantages over the Internet: It does not require subscribing to a service (except, you know, the phone service), buying and maintaining a personal computer, and there are fewer security issues with respect to credit card payments and other personal information