On Tue, 08 Jan 2002 20:00:57 GMT in soc.genealogy.misc, Charles <X@triad.rr.com> wrote: > How do you pay for your ISP ? my isp is also my cable company and my long distance company. i pay it when i pay my cable (cable modem) & long distance (internet service) bill, with a check. in alaska, all but the smallest linux nerd ISPs are phone companies.

Dennis P. Harris <NO_SPAM_TO_dpharris@gci.net> pressed random keys until the following was produced: > On Tue, 08 Jan 2002 20:00:57 GMT in soc.genealogy.misc, Charles > <X@triad.rr.com> wrote: >> How do you pay for your ISP ? > my isp is also my cable company and my long distance company. i > pay it when i pay my cable (cable modem) & long distance > (internet service) bill, with a check. in alaska, all but the > smallest linux nerd ISPs are phone companies. Wow, so not only do you have a problem reading terms that you agree to, but you consider non-phone company ISP's to be 'small linux nerd' groups? What a *charming* individual you are. Not. Bye now (<***PLONK***>) Dave Hinz

On 10 Jan 2002 15:39:09 GMT in soc.genealogy.misc, davehinz@spamcop.net wrote: > Wow, so not only do you have a problem reading terms that you agree > to, but you consider non-phone company ISP's to be 'small linux nerd' > groups? > i agreed to pay when they billed me. i read everything i sign, and if i don't agree, i don't sign it. in alaska, *all* small ISPs are run by linux nerds. the others all got bought up by the phone companies.