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Technology Stocks : MindSpring Enterprises (MSPG) Another ISP. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dr. D who wrote (763)	1/20/1999 9:27:00 AM
From: Boplicity	Respond to of 1434

Thanks, As long as the market keeps voting yes, I'm happy. Greg

To: Dr. D who wrote (763)	1/20/1999 6:32:00 PM
From: Mr Bones	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1434

Jinx, I think you're right on the money. I think most of the cablecos will make lousy ISPs although they might need a few bad experiences to convince themselves of that. > For instance, lets say a National Cable provider. > Do you really think a cable company could actually > muster the know-how, to successfully manage a > customer support intensive enterprise such as a > ISP. They can barely keep their cable online 5 day a > week. You can never talk to anyone when your > service is out. They need experienced talented > technology savvy support services to survive. To those of you who are interested, I posted some of CB's comments about broadband access in message 287. Here's a direct link that will hopefully work: Message 5103320 Peace, Mr Bones