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In a message dated 96-01-02 02:40:55 EST, you write: >The following is not about PD per se, but is concerned with how people >access the list. The message from Michel Margosis quoted at the end of >this message sparked the desire for me to try and assist my companion >cyber-citizens. > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >I give Internet presentations at one of my local bookshops. A common >question beginners (and even somewhat "seasoned" 'Net sufers) have is: what >is the difference between a "Commercial Provider" (COM) like AOL, >Compuserve, Prodigy, etc, and an "Internet Service Provider" (ISP)? > > Thank you for your information that I needed. I appreciate you starting this thread of discussion. Those of us who pay $3.95 an hour don't realize instead of $50 & higher bills we could be paying $20 a month for unlimited Internet Access ($30 if we're committed to keeping our online service account) and still save money. I think it has some relevance to Parkinson's in that I used up my 5 hours for the month just last weekend searching the web, the newsgroups, and signing up & understanding this list serv. I have 3 weeks left at $3 an hour. I appreciate the info from everyone who contributed & I'm going to figure out which one to call (before I have to get another job to pay my increasing AOL bill while nervously waiting for the appt with a Neuro next month) Scared but thankful for you guys, Barb S.