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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:16018 comp.unix.misc:15816 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!news.alpha.net!news.mathworks.com!newshost.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!gatekeeper.cognos.com!curriek From: curriek@Cognos.COM (Kevin Currie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.misc, Subject: Re: X on dial-in Date: 2 Feb 1995 03:36:58 GMT Organization: Cognos Incorporated, Ottawa CANADA Lines: 32 Message-ID: <3gpk0q$8tu@gatekeeper.cognos.com> References: <3f44s2$jqm@maverick.maverick.tad.eds.com> <3g3fs2$pib@hedunx.hedland.edu.au> <D36ry6.4H3@kerberos.demon.co.uk> <D39CMq.6yw@indirect.com> <samuelsgD3AIJK.Cv@netcom.com> <D3CMxx.DxK@indirect.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pilot.cognos.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Barnacle Wes (wes@indirect.com) wrote: : Gary Samuelson (samuelsg@netcom.com) wrote: : : $40 per month for a ppp connection?(!) Who's your provider? Netcom wanted : : $700 sign-up fee. : Here in Salt Lake City, we're lucky enough to have 5 or 6 ISPs, but : that is not really surprising if you know the history of SLC and : networking (one of the original 4 arpanet sites, Novell lives here, : etc.) : Both IntelliNET and Xmission provide basic SLIP access via (up to) 28.8 : VFC modems for less than $25/month. Both have been having their growing : pains, but provide a good service. : On the other tentacle, we have cold snowy winters, hot summers, and lotsa : smog. ;^) : Wes Peters Here in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada we have at least 12 ISPs!! I suppose that is because we are mainly a computer / government town. Most places charge around $25/month for about 50 hours of SLIP/PPP service. (I get 100 hours for $25/month from my provider though! :-) On the other tentacle, we have cold snowy winters, hot summers, and *NO* smog :-) (as well as very little crime!) -- | Think for yourself... then Decide... |----------------------------- | Ignorance breeds Arrogance... | curriek@cognos.com | A4K/WE40/40/NetBSD/Emplant |Silicon Valley NORTH, Canada