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On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:03:03 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> CompuServe also charged a flat rate ($19.95/month IIRC) plus a
>> surcharge for per-minute access to some services. Then there were
>> add-on services that you could purchase as well.
>>
>> It was almost as convoluted as picking a cell phone plan these days.
>
> Yeah - make it complex so the user can't tell how badly they're being
> screwed! ;-)
Exactly.
> BTW... apparently some cell phones these days can actually access the
> Internet. (So I'm told anyway.)
Like this one: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/device-detail.jsp?
navId=H0,C63,P65
(That's what I've got)
I believe we pay about $120/month for service (including unlimited data
service, international calling, and roaming. I don't know how much we
paid for the e-mail gateway software.
Once upon a time (before upgrading the OS), I actually was able to ssh
from my phone to my home desktop. With the OS upgrade, something broke
and it doesn't work now. You think the web on a small screen is fun, you
should try ssh sometime. ;-)
Jim
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