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AT LAST! Low cost Interne blisher of Silicon Chip pu , on ps im S eo L om A note fr of sort through the maze Have you ever tried to s? rnet Service Provider “deals”offered by Inte u start ally attractive until yo re ok lo em th of e om S s for I have! its on this. Surcharge im L t. in pr e fin e th to read Cheap rates as long as ll. bi ur yo on s m ite s that. Mysteriou e business ... you transfer your phon ok so good! Suddenly they don’t lo year we set up the st la e, ar aw be ill w s ill As most reader is still evolving and w it le hi w d an te si eb w As Silicon Chip proving very popular. is it it, on ed ac pl fo in been have more se, we have inevitably ci er ex at th of e nc ue a conseq (ISP) side of the er id ov pr e ic rv se et rn exposed to the Inte the d a good look at it and ha ve ha e w d an ss ne busi r our d we become an ISP fo ul co : up e m ca n tio es qu the job properly? readers? Could we do the answer proved to be n, io at ig st ve in gh ou After a thor going down the path of an th er th Ra e. pl m si e elegantly software and expertis t, en pm ui eq e th l al g acquirin a “virtual ISP”, e m co be ld ou w e w P, required to be an IS rnet service provider te In t es gg bi ur fo e th linked to one of pany is Connect.Com m co at Th . ia al tr us A companies in APT. owned subsidiary of A which is now a wholly it. yet, we’ll help you get ss ce ac et rn te In ve ha what If you don’t ith an ISP, check out w y ad re al re u’ yo if u. And even cess offer can do for yo ac et rn te In ip Ch n co the Sili Low Volume User Use this rate if you are a light user or a beginner. This is a great account if you just want to send and receive email and only use the worldwide web occasionally. $10 per month gets you 5 hours then $2.50/hour 48  Silicon Chip 48  Silicon Chip NO DOWNLOAD CHARGES By special arrangement with leading Internet supplier Connect.Com, SILICON CHIP brings you low cost, user-friendly Internet access without the usual negatives of other Internet access plans. Regular User Use this rate if you want to get onto the Internet for just a few hours per month and send/receive email. $20 per month gets you ten hours then $2.20/hour NO DOWNLOAD CHARGES Here's what you don't get:              No time limits No 15 minute block charges No megabyte limits No download charges No excess megabyte charges No administration charges No helpdesk charges No CD-ROM program to hack your registry or clutter up your hard disc No penalties No drama! No fine print to catch you! No 3 month or 6 month minimum contract period. No setup charge if you stay with us for a minimum of 3 months And there’s a plan to suit YOUR Internet access requirements: Power User Use this rate if you want to download lots of data (music, software, pdfs etc) and you don't want to be hit with any excess megabyte charges. And NO RISK of being automatically disconnected when you're halfway through. $49.95 per month gets you 25 hours then $1.95/hour NO DOWNLOAD CHARGES et access with no catches Here's what you do get:  Naturally you get your own email address -- yourname<at>silchip.com.au -accessible from anywhere in the world!  An easy to follow setup procedure using software already built in to your computer (Windows 95/Windows 98). No need to load new discs or CD ROMS.  Fast access via 56K modems. Of course, if you have a slower modem, our system will allow you to access it at your fastest possible speed.,  Currently, more than 32 in-dial locations (POPs) meaning your access is a local call. These locations will increase to more than 100 over the next year.  Travel around a bit? Our system allows free roaming: you can use your account from any of our in-dial locations. While you might live in Melbourne, you can dial in from Sydney or the Gold Coast, for example. And there is no additional charge for this facility!  On-line help and free help desk; you get a real live human to talk to if you have difficulties with setup or access and it's free. Does all this sound good? Yes? Well, it gets even better.  You get up to 3MB for your own web page.  There are no cheques to worry about to pay your bill. We will bill you automatically every month by email and then we will debit your credit card automatically.  If you want to cancel the service at any time, just email us and we will only charge you for that month plus your time charges to that date, if any.  There are no cancellation fees, no administration fees or other charges (no setup fee if you stay with us for three months or more, otherwise a once-only $10 setup fee is payable). The fine print We told you there isn’t any! How do you get online? With credit card in hand, pick up the phone, dial (02) 9979 5644 and ask for Ann Jenkinson. It's that simple! Still not convinced? Check us out at www.silchip.com.au for more information. April 1999  49 April 1999  49