Most local and some regional service providers charge a flat monthly fee for all the connect time you want, which is a lot less costly if you spend a lot of time on-line.
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In its case against AOL, the FTC also complained that consumers weren't told about billing practices that automatically added 15 seconds of connect time to each on-line session and rounded up usage charges to the next full minute.
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For people who spend more than 12 hours a month on line, this represents a major savings over the basic price plan of $ 9.95 a month for five hours connect time and $ 2.95 an hour after that.
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While viewing a Web page requires just a few seconds of connect time, downloading the latest version of Internet Explorer could require 20 minutes to 3 hours on line, limiting the number of people who can get to the servers.
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Of those who do use on-line services regularly, a significant number want to do nothing more than check their electronic mail and possibly download their stock quotes _ tasks that take only a few minutes of connect time, Rinzel said.
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For people who spend more than 12 hours a month on line, this represents a major savings over the basic price plan of $ 9 . 95 a month for five hours connect time and $ 2 . 95 an hour after that.
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Globetrotters say cybercafes _ along with Internet kiosks in airports, copy shops and libraries _ offer a welcome respite from having to lug a laptop, fumble with electrical and telephone adapters for different countries and rack up huge phone bills for connect time.
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With more and more non-technical people wanting to sample the Internet's World Wide Web and exchange e-mail with friends and relatives, CompuServe will try to spur demand with an entry-level price of $ 4.95 a month for three hours of connect time, with additional hours costing $ 1.95.
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MCI is already starting to move in on the small users with its InternetMCI service, which offers unlimited connect time on a SLIP / PPP account _ the type needed to access the graphics, sound and video on World Wide Web _ at a very competitive $ 19.95 a month.
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With more and more non-technical people wanting to sample the Internet's World Wide Web and exchange e-mail with friends and relatives, CompuServe will try to spur demand with an entry-level price of $ 4 . 95 a month for three hours of connect time, with additional hours costing $ 1 . 95.
