> From: Bill Gruber <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: More on GEnie > > Well, just logged on to GEnie and whadda ya' know, there's an announcement > of rate changes effective 7/01. Tow things of note here: > > 1) The internet surcharge is going to be dropped. Geez, I musta been reading someone's mail ... > 2) Reading the Pet-Net stuff there will now be charged by the hour instead > of being included in a flat monthly rate. Arrgg! The best "bang for the buck" online service is shooting itself in the foot. Shades of Progeny, er, Probably. Prodigy(r). [Makes one wonder - they see something's successful and they start charging extra. This runs close to my personal "line" for disallowing uploads of the FML. Charging an hourly rate to read FML uploads specifically is across the line...] > I don't want to get into GEnie's rate structure here... for one, I suppose > it is copyrighted. Send me private email if you need info. Actually, Roger's article should be real specific about this. Many ferret owners (and other pet folks) are on strict budgets? How else to afford the little beasties? And an online service who entices you with unlimited BBS time and then jacks up the vigorish--well, I say get an internet feed and to heck with them. Just scoop up rec.pets [and start rec.pets.ferrets], the FML, some FidoNet stuff, whatever. Boardwatch Magazine has a very interesting article on Prodigy and how much they lose each month. GEnie doesn't have as much of an excuse for rate hikes, because General Electric has the GE Information Service during the day to pay the bills. Anyway, thanks for the update, Bill. Chip [Posted in FML issue 0478]