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

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From: rob dunlop
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 00:00

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Nigel Hastie <g...@nhastie.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>   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.
>
>Free local access is the future.
>Cable companies can make a killing on subscriptions and shouldn`t
>need to charge for the call.
>Besides, the rate at which new cable companies are popping up they`ll
>have no choice but to offer free calls due to the massive competition.
>
>Whats to stop us using free voice calls for free data calls anyways?..
>...they gonna tap into the call, here the modem and block
>the call?....I don`t think so.
>
>

Well yeah, hate to gloat, but right now its off-peak rate for me as a 
videotron (London) customer. That means videotron-videotron calls are 
free. The Direct Connection is one of a few London based ISP's to have 
videotron lines. So? Free net, free kali, where has my life gone!

Rob (Picasso on kali)

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From: rob dunlop <unc...@dircon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: UK PC Gamers wanted to test Wireplay - new national games network.
Date: 1996/01/28
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