Well, I can attest to UUNET's dialup ubiquity and
quality (see my NPDS server for evidence of my
association. See if YOU can spot it!)
I've used UUNET for several years now and one thing is
that they have phone numbers just about everywhere you
would care to be, either in the United States or
overseas. And it's all covered. Plus their POP and
SMTP are valid anywhere. And, if you're anything like
me, you want to do your own email, you can have your
dialup email address feed into your home server.
The only down side is that your username (and by
definition your email name) is a confusing series of
numbers and letters that makes little sense to the
layman. On the plus side though, you can request an
alias...if it's not already taken.
Ed
web/gadget guru
come and see my Newt on the web (well, mostly) at:
http://65.84.243.167
(PS, even though I'm associated with the above
mentioned company, I am not biased towards them. I
work in a completly different branch and could care
less how the dialup department does
--- Brian <bmcewen_at_mediaone.net> wrote:
>
> >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.
> >
>
> Actually, UUNET *is* it- at least the best solution
> I've researched.
>
> You have to get past the front-line phone/email
> person. Their stock
> response is, "we are for corporations, not home
> use". And face it, the
> service they offer would confuse most home users.
> Especially if you need
> to use your own SMTP/POP3 servers (outside of
> uunet). Remember the average
> user is not one of *us*.
>
> Then you get to a representative who knows what they
> are talking about, and
> they have $20/month for 150 hours for domestic US
> and global access numbers
> (you can use the whole planetary uunet backbone).
> Cheapest is $10/month
> for 10 hours. Granted not suitable for dedicated
> home surfing for some
> (although I'm sure my parents don't come close to
> 150 hrs for the $22 they
> pay AOL for "unlimited use" 56k) but perfect for
> city-hopping or global
> Newton users who just want PPP for emailing.
>
> There is a startup fee of $25; then it's a month-by
> month contract.
>
> The rep I spoke and emailed with, said that I could
> set up an account
> ($25+$10) and if I stopped it for some months,
> activated it again for other
> months, he could waive additional $25 fees and I'd
> just have the $10 for
> the months I wanted the service. The "waiver" part
> may or may not be
> something we could count on long-term (my statement,
> not his- just because
> policies can change).
>
> Email Chris Loftus at <cloftis_at_UU.NET> or call him
> at 1-800-488-6384
> option 6 then extension 66526. He was happy when I
> asked about posting to
> Newtontalk with 1300 potential "nibblers", if not
> customers; tell him I
> sent you :)
>
> The pdf he will email you is "WorldComSoloAgreement"
> and there are
> intermediate pricings from $10 to $20/month, on a
> month to month basis, for
> analog dialups to the global uu.net backbone. 128k
> ISDN too (same price)
> if that matters to some, for other uses.
>
> A wise thing to do would be to check www.uunet.net
> for their local dialup
> numbers (they call them POP (points of presence);
> but they have lots even
> in small US cities, and a very respectable amount of
> coverage
> internationally.
>
> They seem to work fine with the Newton, as far as I
> can tell- I've tested
> several of their domestic US numbers. I don't know
> if getting an account
> would also give you a uu.net mailing address, but
> I'm pretty sure not; if I
> hear otherwise, I'll post about it- I just sent an
> email to ask.
>
> Brian
=====
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