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>>If you have the premier membership you can download the offline reader for the UT. That should help in keeping phoneline time to a minimum.
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>Sounds like it might be the answer, where can I find prices and other comments about its value?

On the UT login page there is info about Premier membership. With the PUTM you can download the UT Navigator free. I also think Michel (UT owner) is making a CD of all of last year's threads available for a reasonable cost. This info would also be found on the login page.