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To: Vladimir Zelener who wrote (1541)	7/2/1998 4:23:00 PM
From: Sjp	Respond to of 4298

>>>>According to ATT only 3% of worldnet customers are using more then 150 hours a month.<<<< According to T about 15,000 managers took early retirement. Has anybody (perhaps with T) heard any numbers that contradict that?

To: Vladimir Zelener who wrote (1541)	7/2/1998 4:46:00 PM
From: AHM	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 4298

I often work from Huntington, NY (Long Island). My new ISP does not have x2 there in a toll-free local area. But AT&T has (in Farmingdale at 516 577-3600). I maintain an AT&T Worldnet account for my daughter who is on her own and must use it because it is the only ISP with a toll-free phone number where she lives. I have tried to use her account whenever I am on Long Island. It is as bad as ever. I have found a new ISP with a toll free number for Huntington and now use it. THE DISCONNECTS, POOR NETWORK CONNECTIONS, AND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ARE WORSE THAN EVER. THE LOSS OF CUSTOMERS HAS NOT IMPROVED AT&T WORLDNET PERFORMANCE AS I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED IT IN HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK. I imagine it is just as poor elsewhere. WHO IS AT&T KIDDING? AT&T CAN REPORT ANYTHING THEY WANT TO REPORT. Their statements, are not supported by my own experience. As they decline in performance, AOL seems to be getting better and better every day as they continue to add modems and server facilities around the country.

To: Vladimir Zelener who wrote (1541)	7/2/1998 9:02:00 PM
From: Phil(bullrider)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4298

V Z, You may be correct, but how many loyal LD customers like myself did they lose because of this ISP blunder. To me it's simply a case of one manager of t not thinking of another managers customers. AT&T, as another poster has described, is not a premier ISP anyway, in terms of service. Why should we pay more to use them, when other less expensive options are available? Armstrong screwed up, on the issue of raising prices for the ISP service, and on the merger with TCI. You might as well take your head out of the sand. Phil