[ILUG] Eircom.net go subscription

John Hegarty jhegarty at sdf.lonestar.org
Thu Oct 14 12:30:53 IST 1999


Bernard , try to get your facts rights please. AOL does provide a free
service in England called Netscape On-Line. 
http://www.netscapeonline.co.uk/

And I still don't think the free ISP has any long future.     

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On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Bernard Tyers wrote:

> 
> 
> On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, John Hegarty wrote:
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> > I can't see the free ISP lasting in Ireland. They can not evan make
> WHAT complete poppy-cock..! in al respects john..might I feel a little
> biasing towards a certain American ISP who are OnLine? :)
> 
> > profit in England. Freeserve who is the biggest by a mile , with a
> > million members , made a loss in the last quater... and have you seen
> Well what does that say for Eircom prices?
> Maybe not related but, (maybe wrong names but anyway) MCI merger with
> Sprint...(or is it someone else?) has supposedly, according to SBP caused
> an upset in Telecom listed companies share prices.
> So I wouldn't even comtemplate getting shares at the moment.
> 
> Free ISPs WILL last. There is no doubt about it. People are only now
> beginning to wonder what that "modem" thing in there machine is..therefore
> wanting to try it out, and not wanting to spend too much money while using
> it.
> 
> Yes they will last
> 
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> rgrds,
> ...bernard..
> Bernard Tyers.  Mail: btyers at snet.wit.ie, Web: snet.wit.ie/bbt
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