Perry Metzger writes:

Matthew J Ghio says:

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If you're not enrolled at a major university, or employed at a computer-related company, and don't subscribe to an expensive online service, getting an internet account is NOT easy or cheap.

To most of the nations population, which lives in cities, it costs under $25 a month total variable cost including phone costs. It is likely far more expensive in rural areas.

Perry

Indeed. My account at Delphi costs $20/ month for the first 20 hours and $1.80/hr thereafter (plus $3/mo surcharge for Internet access other than e-mail). The total cost is not signifigantly more than the cost of the daily paper (yet its far more informative...). There is a $9/hr charge for access 6am-7pm, though, so I use my wife's account to read this and other lists (and you probably thought I was psuedospoofing :-)) Jeff