Re: Genie, is it worth it?

[ur448@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA (John Edward Flanders)]

In a previous article, dmitton@mulberry.com (Douglas E. Mitton) says:

>Just to warn anyone else ...
>
>Last week I contacted GEnie via feedback to request my account be
>changed to the 'Lite' version from the full version.  I basically just
>want the EMail and pay by the hour for access.  I only use about 3
>hours per month as I must call long distance to get on AND I only
>access the Apple 2 areas ... The new pricing structure was costing me
>$29.xx per month where the old package cost me $10.xx per month (thats
>in Canadian dollars by the way).


I tried to log on to Genie and did not even like their menu system. 
(I was just testing my modem anyway!)  I say use your local ISP:  If you can
emulate a VT100 then your in.  I have 3 ISP providers in victoria for my 
Apple ][+ and I can ftp, telnet, lynx, gopher, etc no problems at all,  and it
only costs half what genie costs.  

I promote our local freenet and our local business's anyway

john