Re: UKNM: Subscriptions

[Paul Douglas]

Stefan Magdalinski wrote:

 

> you still watch telly? why?


Indeed - why not sit really close to a RealPlayer window and squint....



> > >I used to have an A-Z. I use www.multimap.com

> >

> > i used to use multimap until i found i couldn't find my way to the

> > nearest internet cafe from regent's park road

> 

> I always print them out before I leave.


[snip]


> > >I used to buy newspapers. I read about 20 news sites from around the

> > >globe.


I think this is the point, though. While a lot of information on the Net

is indeed free, it takes, for example, half an hour online to locate the

information you're after - and even with a free ISP, you're still paying

for the phone calls. Then you have the cost of a couple of

laserprints/bubble jet prints to add into that. For many people, picking

up a daily paper, buying a copy of the A-Z, etc. actually works out cheaper.


And, in some instances, more convenient: it's easy for people with

leased line connections to hop along to a Web page to check for

information, but inconvenient for people with one phone line to switch

on the PC, fire up the modem and go online.


Paul 

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