Freeserve are conning the public with their "Anytime" offer. I am sick of paying Freeserve £12.99 p.m. for so-called "Anytime" only to find I get cut off every two hours. I am only allowed two hours apparently. This is usually OK even though the PC has to redial, except for the times when a download [or upload] takes more than two hours or when it is started near to the end of the two hours. If I do a complete upload of my website, i.e. when I redesign my web site, it takes more than two hours. I have just been trying to download an MS Office update which takes 159 minutes. It has stalled twice so far. I don't know why I'm bothering about Office 2000, I don't even like it and rarely use it. I have always used Works but lost it on my last re-format when I had the new motherboard installed and went over to WinXP. > Why do YOU need two telephones, Brian? I have tried to get Cable to set me up but after a month they still say it will take another three weeks to connect me. The wires are in the house and all they have to do is throw a switch. But they can't be bothered. So I told them where to go. I thought another line would be my way out. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> To: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Telephone charges > I got mine last April so perhaps it was a special offer > > Will let you know if any more crop up. My installation fee was £50 > > Why do YOU need two telephones, Brian? > > Marj > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 11/01/2002

All you have to do is use your mobile phone. Put on bt call minder....costs £2 a month (I think but I get it free with my business line) and you can leave a message telling people to ring your mobile as you are on another call or leave a message. That's what I do. Roz > Freeserve are conning the public with their "Anytime" offer. > > I am sick of paying Freeserve £12.99 p.m. for so-called "Anytime" only to > find I get cut off every two hours. I am only allowed two hours apparently. > This is usually OK even though the PC has to redial, except for the times > when a download [or upload] takes more than two hours or when it is started > near to the end of the two hours. > > If I do a complete upload of my website, i.e. when I redesign my web site, > it takes more than two hours. I have just been trying to download an MS > Office update which takes 159 minutes. It has stalled twice so far. > > I don't know why I'm bothering about Office 2000, I don't even like it and > rarely use it. I have always used Works but lost it on my last re-format > when I had the new motherboard installed and went over to WinXP. > > > Why do YOU need two telephones, Brian? > > I have tried to get Cable to set me up but after a month they still say it > will take another three weeks to connect me. The wires are in the house and > all they have to do is throw a switch. But they can't be bothered. So I > told them where to go. > > I thought another line would be my way out. > > Brian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> > To: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 1:35 PM > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Telephone charges > > > > I got mine last April so perhaps it was a special offer > > > > Will let you know if any more crop up. My installation fee was £50 > > > > Why do YOU need two telephones, Brian? > > > > Marj > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 11/01/2002 > > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Visit List General Archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GEN-FRIENDS > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com