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14 modem to commercial services




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This article is from the Amiga Networking FAQ, by Richard Norman with numerous contributions by others.

14 modem to commercial services

Several commercial services such as Portal, BIX, and Compuserve now provide internet access to varying degrees as part of their service. and in essence have become ISP providers , but they offer their own services as well such as stock quotes or discussion groups.

If you can reach one of these services via a local call, then you can use them to gain some access to the internet. If you can only reach them via a toll call, then you will want to find a local internet service provider. Once on the internet you can access these commercial services without running up your phone bill.

As mentioned before, if you access the internet through a shell account, file transfer is a two step process. However, more and more commercial services are providing SLIP and PPP connections which eliminate the two step process by giving your Amiga it's own internet address. SLIP and PPP also provide full internet access, but some applications require more speed than an analog modem can provide.

Since SLIP and PPP accounts cost more than shell accounts, some providers are allowing their shell account users to use TIA or MLINK which provide access out to the internet.

 

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