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Business Tips: Per service ISP
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| One of the big hassles for travelers whose normal ISP is a
high-speed provider, and not a dial up connection ISP, is Internet access. Many of us
"solved" this by using one of the free ISP services. What we found was a
frustrating experience with proprietary software that takes over your computer,
banners and pop-ups that make it nearly impossible to browse, and long waits while the
system gives you the latest list of access numbers. Compounding the problem, those access numbers give no indication of what suburbs they pertain to, and whether they are long-distance or not. For example, Blue Light won't work for you if you are on the Kansas side of the Kansas City area and don't know that all the 913 area code listings they have are long-distance but you need one of the 816 listings. And like many other cities, San Jose poses a problem when dialing within the area code unless you know the local geography. The above problems are only part of the frustrating picture. What adds salt to the wounds for many travelers is they want out of town access just a few times a year. The only way to get this is to subscribe to one of the hated national services like AOL or MSN, and put up with their high rates and "take over the computer" method of operating. What choices do you have? Until recently, no other choices. However, there's good news! Consider the BAMnet Corporation at http://www.bamnet.com. As of this writing (mid-2001), they offer Internet access at just 6.5¢ per minute. Compare that to 12 months of $21.95 or whatever AOL charges these days. Consider, also, what happens when you go to a location where your closest local access number is 50 miles away and you have to pay 10-20¢ per minute in addition to the $21.95 a month. With BAMnet, you don't get the nasty surprises of hidden charges. Nor do you put up with monthly fees, busy signals, and surcharges. If you use the service from home because your normal ISP is down or you need the access when away from home, you don't need to spend that $21.95! Instead, you just use BAMnet's number and the 6.5¢ per minute charges go to your home phone bill (or your credit card, depending on which way you want it). And you're browsing at 56K. No hassle! |
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