>Barbara
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>Sounds like his ISP went belly up alright. I'm looking for a backup myself. How's Earthlink? Do they have nationwide local access numbers? Pricing?
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>Thx.

I used Earthlink for quite a while and was happy. Price was 19.95 per month for unlimited dial-in access. Uptime was very good. They also have (had) some promos with Sprint Long Distance.