Heh. You are right. It's not for the typical home user. A lot of people buy
"wholesale" internet access from UUNET. A business would buy wholesale
access from UUNET and either re-sell it under their name or let employees
use it. Hope that Helps....
-Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Moody" <gmoody_at_gmx.net>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] [OT] Looking for cheap ISP - UUNET ain't it...
> Hi Laurent,
>
> I posted an inquiry on the uunet/WorldCom site and got this response:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Thank you for contacting WorldCom.
>
> At this time, WorldCom does not offer Internet Access for the typical
> home user. If you are a very heavy user and are interested in a
> dedicated line, such as a fractional or full T1, then please call
> 800-488-6383.
>
> We hope that this e-mail has sufficiently answered your question. If
> you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to reply to this
> e-mail.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jerry
> WorldCom Sales Support
>
> --- Original Message ---
> From: Gary Moody <gmoody_at_gmx.net>
> Received: 02/12/2002 04:53am Central Standard Time
> To:
> Subject: access
>
>
> Form submission from http://www1.worldcom.com/us/contact/products.xml
> Contact Information:
> First Name: Gary
> Last Name: Moody
> Title: N/A
> Company: N/A
> Address: XXX East Elizabeth
> XXXXXX, OK XXXXX
> Phone: XXX.XXX.XXXX
> Email: gmoody_at_gmx.net
>
>
>
> Comments:
> I am inquiring about consumer internet access - plans and pricing
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- > > So, it doesn't appear that uunet supports consumer plans, only > business/university ones. Dang... > > Regards, > > Gary > > -----Original Message----- > From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net > [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Laurent Daudelin > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 1:57 PM > To: NewtonTalk > Subject: Re: [NTLK] [OT] Looking for cheap ISP > > > > On 11/02/02 14:27, "Brian" <bmcewen_at_mediaone.net> wrote: > > >> Slightly off-topic, but with the number of people on the go here, > accessing > >> remotely their email with their Newton, I thought I should ask.... > >> I currently access the internet through the cable. I'll be traveling this > >> coming Thursday for a few days to Quebec City, in Canada. I'd like to be > >> able to check my emails, among other things, on my PowerBook, but I might > >> also use my MP2100 if I can't easily setup and use my PowerBook. > >> > >> So, I'm looking for suggestion on an ISP that will allow me to dial in > and > >> get access to my mail. It doesn't have to include some disk space on the > >> ISP's servers, just a local phone number for access. > > > > www.uunet.net- global dialup numbers, PPP works great with the Newt. I > > posted about this perhaps a month ago, on the list. > > Hmmm, maybe I'm not looking at the right place, but although they provide > information about the various products they offer, I haven't found a place > where you can get prices or enroll. Any idea? > > -Laurent. > -- > ===================================================================== > Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae > mailto:Laurent_Daudelin_at_fanniemae.com Washington, DC, USA > ********************** Usual disclaimers apply ********************** > code monkey n.: 1. A person only capable of grinding out code, but unable to > perform the higher-primate tasks of software architecture, analysis, and > design. Mildly insulting. Often applied to the most junior people on a > programming team. 2. Anyone who writes code for a living; a programmer. 3. A > self-deprecating way of denying responsibility for a management decision, or > of complaining about having to live with such decisions. As in "Don't ask me > why we need to write a compiler in COBOL, I'm just a code monkey." > > > > -- > This is the Newtontalk mailinglist - http://www.newtontalk.net > To unsubscribe or manage: visit the above link or > mailto:newtontalk-request_at_newtontalk.net?Subject=unsubscribe > > > > -- > This is the Newtontalk mailinglist - http://www.newtontalk.net > To unsubscribe or manage: visit the above link or > mailto:newtontalk-request_at_newtontalk.net?Subject=unsubscribe >-- This is the Newtontalk mailinglist - http://www.newtontalk.net To unsubscribe or manage: visit the above link or mailto:newtontalk-request_at_newtontalk.net?Subject=unsubscribe
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