Infopeople - Archive June 1994 to June 1995: Alternate Internet Service Providers

Alternate Internet Service Providers

Glenna Stansifer (libinyc1@cerf.net)
Wed, 24 May 1995 15:53:10 -0700

5/24/95

Hello, everyone -

As you all know, June 30 is rapidly approaching, at which time the State
subsidy for us using CerfNet will end. I like what CerfNet offers, but
there's no way we can afford their prices. What I'd like to know is your
various experiences with other Internet Service Providers (ISPs): cost,
both start-up, and monthly, and if there is a toll-free dial-up and what the
charge for *that* is. We need graphic capability, since both our locations
are using Netscape and it's very satisfactory from both staff and patron
points of view, so we need to keep that. We have had no luck with local
providers; the one possible location, our local Paiute tribe's, funding has
appeared to have dried up (they were on a Federal grant to become an
Internet node, but evidently that grant is unfunded), so all they're
offering on a limited basis to our small community consortium is email,
which wouldn't really do what we're doing now, and what the public is coming
to expect from us (we've done our job *too* well <G>.

Anyway, any information will be greatly appreciated.

Glenna

Glenna Stansifer, Library Director
Staff person for Central Library
Inyo County Free Library
Independence
libinyc1@cerf.net