On 10/25/2015 01:07 PM, Eric Christopherson wrote:
Actually, in many areas of the US, they had local dialup numbers
that connected to their service through Tymnet and/or Telenet, so
long distance didn't apply. Maybe in rural areas those access points
were still long distance, though. But AOL itself had per-minute
premium rates for quite a while.
You speak as if dial-up access to the 'Net no longer exists:
http://help.netzero.net/nzhelp/support-home-page/service-help/internet-access/dialup/about-dialup/
Maybe NZ has discontinued it, but I've always kept a list of the numbers
in case of emergency.
--Chuck
