Re: Genie...is it worth it?

[ak760@lafn.org (Rod O'Brien)]

In a previous article, joreilly@news.dorsai.org (James OReilly) says:

>Just how much does the average user (assuming such a creature exists) pay
>monthly for Genie?  Is it possible to stay under the basic monthly service
>and still make use of its services?  Are there programs to quickly grab
>all the files one wants and then get off?  Not to get personal or
>intrusive (after all, you only answer this if you want to), how much do
>you pay monthly?  Does it vary wildly from month to month?  Are there
>areas to stay away from if one doesn't want one's monthly bill to balloon? 
>
>--
>				Thank you
>				Jim O'Reilly
>				joreilly@dorsai.org
>
>

Jim,

Usually if I stay in the A2 and A2Pro areas I can maintain my minimum 
time allotment per month but since I also check some other areas it 
averages about $25-30 a month. I know of some people who spend as much as 
$100 a month but that is their choice.
There is a great off line reader for the GS and Genie and it works with 
Spectrum, TIC, Proterm and will go online, sign you on, post messages, 
read messages, down load files and get you mail all automatically. This 
is CoPilot. It is supported by the A2 and A2 Pro sections and there are 
many updates and scripts available for it.
If you want to try Genie strictly for it's A2 area I think you can stay 
under the monthly limit easily.
Try it you'll probably like it.

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