From bloom-picayune.mit.edu!mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!yale!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!alpha.ces.cwru.edu!edguer Thu May 28 07:22:56 EDT 1992 Article: 687 of comp.protocols.ppp Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!yale!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!alpha.ces.cwru.edu!edguer From: edguer@ces.cwru.edu (Aydin Edguer) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ppp Subject: Re: Internet access vendors via ppp/slip ? Message-ID: <1992May26.201416.7207@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> Date: 26 May 92 20:14:16 GMT Article-I.D.: usenet.1992May26.201416.7207 References: <1992May21.131940.7913@ohsu.edu> <1992May25.230343.5074@unipalm.co.uk> Sender: news@usenet.ins.cwru.edu Organization: Computer Engineering and Science, Case Western Reserve University Lines: 134 Nntp-Posting-Host: sentinel.ces.cwru.edu >>Does anyone know of or have experience with vendors that provide >>dial-up ppp or slip access to the internet ? Quote from "alt.bbs.internet Frequently asked Questions [FAQ] (with answers)" Subject: -5- How do I get connected to the Internet? Traditionally, connections to the Internet were dedicated connections. This is still the most common type of connection. Monthly costs for the connection range anywhere from $250 per month [plus line charges] for a dial-up 9600 bps connection to $4,000 [plus line charges] for a T1 [1.44Mbps] connection. There is also an initial one time startup fee of anywhere from $100 to $8,000 [plus equipment charges]. Some service providers are also offering part-time dial-up connections. Customers share a set of phone lines and dial-up when needed. This is usually less expensive than dedicated dial-up connections for customers who need a connection less than 80 hours per month. Monthly costs range from $40-100 per month [plus line charges] plus an hourly charge of $2-4. Some service providers have begun to offer a new "Dialin" service. The name for Dailin service varies from vendor to vendor. The Dialin service is usually provided as a way for Internet connected users to connect back to their home sites from remote locations. But most service providers do not limit their service to this audience, it is open to people not already on the Internet. The Dialin service provides either a terminal server connection [with password] or an account on the service provider's equipment [with password] which permits you to use telnet to connect to other sites on the Internet. This service differs from the normal "dial-up" IP services because it does not require the user to run any IP software like PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) or SLIP (Serial Line IP). The cost for this service usually range from $35 to $250 per month [plus line charges]. There is also an initial $35 to $500 connection fee [plus equipment charges]. The following are a list of known Internet service providers, along with the services they offer, an e-mail address to contact for more information, a phone number to contact for more information, or an FTP archive for more information. ALTERNET Full time connections speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T3 Leased Line y y y y n Dialup Line y y - - - note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45Mbps Part time connections: no Dialin Service: none Region: national (USA) Contact: alternet-info@uunet.uu.net Phone: 1-800-4UUNET3 FTP: ftp.uu.net:/uunet-info/ PSINet Full time connections speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T3 Leased Line y y y y n Dialup Line y y - - - note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45Mbps Part time connections: yes Dialin Service: Global Dialup Service (GDS) Region: national (USA) Contact: info@psi.com Phone: 1-800-82PSI82 FTP: ftp.psi.com:/press.releases/ CERFnet Full time connections speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T3 Leased Line n y y y n Dialup Line y y - - - note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45Mbps Part time connections: yes Dialin Service: DIAL'n'CERF (nationwide USA) Region: California Contact: help@cerf.net Phone: 1-800-876-CERF FTP: nic.cerf.net:/cerfnet/ ANSNET Full time connections speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T3 Leased Line n n y y y Dialup Line n n - - - note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45Mbps Part time connections: no Region: national (USA) Contact: info@ans.net Phone: 1-914-789-5300 or 1-313-663-2482 FTP: nis.ans.net:/pub/info/ MSEN Full time connections speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T3 Leased Line y y n n n Dialup Line y y - - - note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45Mbps Part time connections: yes Dialin Service: yes [*note* it is a local call from any 313 #] Region: Michigan Contact: info@msen.com Phone: 1-313-741-1120 FTP: ftp.msen.com:/pub/vendor/msen/ OARnet Full time connections speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T3 Leased Line y y y y y Dialup Line y y - - - note: T1=1.544Mbs T3=45Mbps Part time connections: yes Dialin Service: none Region: Ohio Contact: nic@oar.net Phone: 1-614-292-0700 NETCOM Full time connections speed 9.6K 14.4K 56K T1 T3 Leased Line y y y n n Dialup Line y y - - - Part time connections: yes Region: California Contact: info@netcom.com Phone: (408) 554-8649 Please note, although this is a Frequently asked Question, this newsgroup, alt.bbs.internet, is NOT for the discussion of how to get connected to the Internet. This is the correct newsgroup to discuss your bulletin board system and what it offers once you are connected to the Internet. Please send suggested corrections and additions to: edguer@ces.cwru.edu The latest version of this FAQ is available from: pit-manager.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/inet-bbs-faq