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Started by AndreB
Fri, 16 Dec 1994 19:43
Don't Download Shareware!
Author: AndreB
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 19:43
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 19:43
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If you download shareware read this now! Your modem is great for keeping you up to date with new software and all, but the problem is you're probably spending way too much to download the software. If you are paying $35 to $300 or more monthly downloading the latest and greatest shareware you know what I mean. I used to spend over $300 monthly just downloading software for my own personal use and to add to my private access bbs. $300 monthly adds up quickly (I could have bought at least one complete multimedia system for the money I spent downloading shareware). I've devised a method for you to get an entire years worth of downloads from hundreds of bbs systems for less than $6 monthly! I'm gonna pass this "secret" on to you (and 50,000 other INTERNET users) because WE CAN ALL BENEFIT and SAVE TIME and SAVE MONEY from what I've learned. HERE'S HOW you can get an entire years worth of all the downloaded shareware compiled from the best bbs and pay-for- access systems in the entire USA for almost nothing. The trick is to make all your downloads cost-effective by POOLING RESOURCES. You need to find others who share your software likes, then arrange for one person (a team leader) to download all of the files at his or her expense - then you and the other club members reimburse him for his on-line time, bbs membership dues, floppy diskette charges, postage and handling, etc. Each member must actively participate (by contributing monetarily) otherwise the individual who paid for the downloads is stuck with several hundred dollars in fees. You can get an entire year's worth of downloads for only about $6 - $12 monthly by participating in such a group. Of course the team leader runs the risk of having to get those who've agreed to participate to actually participate. Otherwise that team leader will have to "eat" the costs. Your team leader must search and download all the new files from as many bbs's as the team leader has time and resources for. It is probably best to stick to only one catergory so that you can more easily locate participants who share your interests. Here are some of the advantages to getting your software via a shareware pool: 1) Getting shareware costs less. 2) You can get a greater quantity of shareware quicker and without having to wait for downloads. 3) Someone else foots the bill for on-line memberships, long distance calls, etc. 4) The shareware you receive will already be archived to floppy diskettes for you, so you don't have to hassle with transferring the software to diskettes. 5) Someone else ties up their phone lines, so you don't have to tie up yours. If you have to answer to anyone else because of long distance charges or because you tie up the phone too long, now you can shut them up :) Is it really worth it to participate in a shareware club? Well, take a look at your last six phone bills, didn't you pay more than $6 monthly to get shareware? How much more are you paying monthly? Probably a significant amount more. Take a look at your monthly statements from those pay-for-access bbs systems. Did you pay more than $6 monthly to receive shareware? I bet you paid way more than $6! So now that you know how to save money and get MORE shareware for less, go to it. Find others who share your interests! ------------------------------------------------- Contributed by Lamont Bell Mr. Bell participates in several Shareware pools and is constantly looking for new members. If you share any of his pc interests (Games, Home and Hobby software, and Business Software) he's interested in hearing from you. Contact him directly by writing to: Lamont Bell's Shareware Pool, Box 264, Guadalupe, CA 93434 Or by contacting him directly here on the net. INTERNET: alamo...@aol.com -- alamo...@aol.com
Re: Don't Download Shareware!
Author: hil... Harlan Hilman
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 07:04
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 07:04
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<long stuff about "shareware clubs" deleted> I see you're on Compuserve, and this might be valid there, but on the internet, we have no need for "shareware clubs", because (for the most part) we can get shareware free from FTP sites. Now, if you want to post this at Compuserve you can do that, but please don't cross-post it here....
Re: Don't Download Shareware!
Author: bry... BRYAN SAYLOR
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 17:53
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 17:53
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AndreB (75507...@CompuServe.COM) wrote: : : I used to spend over $300 monthly just downloading software for : my own personal use and to add to my private access bbs. $300 : monthly adds up quickly (I could have bought at least one : complete multimedia system for the money I spent downloading : shareware). I usually download from local BBS's and from local Internet access where I can FTP files to the local host and then download them to my PC via a local call. My occasional long distance calling is only for occasional 'HOT' items and virus protection updates, neither end up costing me over $6 per month at 14.4 baud. For a private BBS owner I suppose you could rack up a bill like that, but that's why I call local BBS's -- so THEY can pay $300. That's why I pay them subscription fees. -- bry...@smarty.smart.net
Re: Don't Download Shareware!
Author: r... Robert A. DeLisle
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 01:38
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 01:38
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Re: shareware I looked at my phone bill -- no extra charges for Internet access We pay for a monthly access, but that is used mainly for email and reading newsgroups. I download a few games now and then. But-- I have a friend who belongs to AOL and her charges are terrific. I download the games and then snail disks to her. We are good friends now, but the trick is to get the OTHER PERSON(S) to send you disks and postage BEFORE you use time to copy and mail. Our access is flat rate--not hourly. Besides, there are several local BBS with files to download free. Who needs a club? I guess the members of on-line services or hourly commercial access, but here most seem to be students with free access or a flat rate like mine. AAD
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