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Re: UK PC Gamers wanted to test Wireplay - new national games network.

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From: Mark Drackford
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 00:00
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In article <4ebu34$8...@newsgate.dircon.co.uk>
           unc...@dircon.co.uk "rob dunlop" writes:

> Come on cable telephone companies - hurry up and cable every town in 
> Britain. Then we can have free internet time, and we can all play kali 
> instead of this British Telecom conglomerate shit.
> If you live in the middle of nowhere with no chance at getting the 
> internet for 0 per hour, then I gotta admit Wireplay is your best 
> option. Shame. It'll cost yer.

  Most cable companies have found if you let people have free
local access and they use on-line services they never stop. Therefore
the calls are only free for voice calls. Sorry.


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From: Mark Drackford <ma...@mdrack.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: UK PC Gamers wanted to test Wireplay - new national games network.
Date: 1996/01/27
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