It seems like the starter and regular plans are pretty anemic when it comes to services. For example, we are witholding proper security (SSL) until you pay more?!
Really, this is just designed to just push the customer into a higher paying plan. The service isn't really useful for most businesses until the Plus plan.
I'd rather that they just get rid of the starter and regular plans entirely. Two plans, Plus and Enterprise. Simple and would really make the comparison page really clean.
Just say buy the plus plan and we'll donate $20 to your choice of charity (and then name a few I can choose from, instead of just picking one). Effectively, that is what will happen anyway with the current system.
The Usenet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:
> how do i switch to using netscape browser with my pipeline account?
And in response, thus spake the Oracle:
} Thank you for your question. As your Internet Service Provider,
} we are pleased to assist in your exploration of the computing world's
} fastest growing realm.
}
} As you have no doubt observed, the explosion of the Web has made
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}
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} This is our most basic account. You get a shell prompt. On-line
} help is disabled. Transfer protocol is 'cat'.
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}
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} o On-line manual pages (first 20 accesses free)
} o XModem (checksum)
} $7.50/month
}
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} All Extra(tm) features, plus:
} o Unlimited manual page reference
} o Lower case support
} o 8-bit connection
} o XModem (CRC)
} $10.00/month + $1.00/hour
}
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} All Super(tm) features, plus:
} o Command line editing (backspace, ^X)
} o 24-hour access privileges
} o XModem (1K blocks), YModem
} o Free outbound mail
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}
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} All SuperExtra(tm) features, plus:
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} o Newsgroup access
} o ZModem
} $15.00/month + $1.65/hour
}
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} All Master(tm) features, plus:
} o Configurable newline termination
} o Apple Newton(tm) support
} o Personal netnews killfiles enabled
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} o Kermit
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}
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} All MasterExtra(tm) features, plus:
} o Account password protection
} o Shift-lock support
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} etc.)
} o UUCP
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}
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} All MasterSuper(tm) features, plus:
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} etc.)
} o 80 column support
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} o Tint control
} o Gopher
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}
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} o SLIP/PPP
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}
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}
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} o 20M storage on RAID array with mirrored backup (additional
} storage for extra charge)
} o Full suite of development tools (yacc, lex, sed, awk, perl,
} etc.)
} o DNS registration (become your own domain on the net!)
} o Complete PGP tool set
} o CNID reverse-lookup phone database
} o USGS maps collated and annotated by zip code and demographics
} (in Postscript and DVI)
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} who explicitly requested at least three times to be excluded)
} o Public relations tools (SpamTool, with NoCem evasion heuristics)
} o Libel/slander control facilities (canceltool)
} o Intelligent mail filter suites
} o 24-hour phone support
}
} $300.00/month!
} (Must be registered as a commercial business within your state to
} qualify)
}
} We think you'll agree these new options offer unparallelled
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} Internet access. We're pleased you've chosen us, and hope will
} continue to stay with us. See you on the Net!
}
} You owe The Oracle an account on best.com.At some point Square was donating 1 cent per transaction--but can't find anything about it on their website. Anyone know if they are still doing this?