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To: RocketMan who wrote (5709)	2/24/1999 6:15:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

I think you have to separate AOL as an ISP and AOL as a content provider. ...and AOL as an Online service. But yes. I agree completely with your analysis. Message 7939446 Message 7970355

To: RocketMan who wrote (5709)	2/24/1999 6:42:00 PM
From: Vendit™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Who wants free long distance telephone calls (Internet computer voice calls) too and from anywhere in the world??<g> (evil grin)

To: RocketMan who wrote (5709)	2/24/1999 6:58:00 PM
From: John Guild	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

<<Anyway, AOL as an ISP is no different than any other ISP, although if recent reviews are to be believed they are better than most as far as speed and accessibility (narrowband, that is).>> I'm not sure that this is correct, at least in terms of a local ISP vs. AOL. Most ISP don't cover the globe as AOL. I work in Baku, Azerbaijan. My wife is in Houston Texas. My daughter is in Dallas, Texas. We're using the same AOL account; we all dial local numbers; we pay $22/month total. For us, AOL has international advantages that far out-strip anything a local ISP could offer. Now, if AOL could just get their broadband high speed stuff together. -jg