US/ND-3: Re: Free Email - NOT!
Re: Free Email - NOT!
Betty Dawn Hamilton (bhamilt@tenet.edu)
Fri, 13 Sep 1996 19:45:46 -0500 (CDT)
On Fri, 13 Sep 1996, Marty Tennant wrote:
> I've looked at FreeMark too. They don't have an 800 number for those
> not close to a local call point. Until they fix this, Juno is the
> way to go, if you want truly free email.
Well, I have learned my lesson in using 800 numbers! My husband signed on
to AOL before we were eligible for a local number. The fine print in the
software that we used said that if local access was not available, we
could access an 800 number for $4.95 per hour. We thought that was
expensive but it was something we really wanted to learn about, so he
signed up.
Our AOL bill ran about $30 per month -- not too bad for the length of time
he was online. When we cancelled, our Master Card showed the final month's
bill to be $130! We finally received an itemized bill and I called for
an explanation. "She" said that the 800 number was $6.00 per hour and a
$ .10 per minute surcharge. Consequently, we aren't recommending a
commercial provider for ANY beginner. That's why I was so pleased to
find Juno. At least I can get non-educators on with e-mail; our
educators qualify for a Tenet account.
I *did* recommend that AOL correct their software instructions. "She"
said we must have used an old program -- but it was the most recent one
that had been mailed to us. Well.....we learned; I will be a bit wiser
as I instruct others in internet access.
Betty Dawn Hamilton * bhamilt@tenet.edu * 806.637.4523
Learning Resources Specialist * Tenet Master Trainer * Brownfield High School
701 Cub Drive * Brownfield, TX 79316