ISP Information:
Enemy of Q-Bert.
ISP Glossary:
Coily - An outfit based out of 100 Pine Street, Suite 1000 in San Francisco,CA appears to be a new national ISP, sort of like AOL; at least theyare frequently comparing themselves and their features and theirprices to AOL. I receieved their literature in the mail today, alongwith a free CD (in the style of AOL) good for a thirty day free trialof PeoplePC Online, then further payments will be $10.95 permonth. This is a 56-K dialup arrangment, although for just $5 more permonth, you can get the PeoplePC Online 'Accelerated' version wherethey do the usual tricks with 'certain web pages' and the way .jpgand text files will load. And they give the usual dislaimers abouthow effective the 'acceleration' will be, i.e. won't work on certainpages, etc, but when it does work it will be up to five times faster,etc.Now the comparisons to AOL begin:Price only $10.95 per month ($15.95 accelerated); AOL they claim is $23.00They serve 258 area codes; AOL they claim serves 252.They have 9080 local access numbers; AOL they claim has 3851.They give you a 'smart dialer'; they claim AOL does not.It supposedly works with any flavor of Windows, except that the'Accelerated' version will not work with Windows 95. They give freetech support on line, but charge $1.95 *per minute* to talk to you onthe phone. Although you can use it 24/7, continuous use is subject totime-out procedures. Its up to you go make sure the local dialupnumber is truly local or in your calling area.Like AOL, PeoplePC Online claims they do not require credit cards. Iam sure they are not foolish enough to do open-account billing (no oneever does that anymore at all) so I assume they work with checkingaccounts billed electronically on line, as AOL does.Anyone who did not get their coffee table coaster (i.e. a free CD toget started) is invited to call them at 1-888-5 TRYNOW to get one. Oryou can go to http://www.peoplepc.com/go/bloom and they will probablyload you up on line.Regards 'Bloom' : If you got the CD in the mail you were told toenter the promotional code 'BLOOM' when requested. And unlike AOL whichthe last I heard was giving a a million and forty five hours of freetime to help you learn how to send Spam around the net successfullythese new folks are giving you a month of free service instead beforethe clock starts ticking.Any comments or experiences?
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