On Sat, Dec 15, 2001 at 05:58:11PM -0600, Peter Seebach wrote:
> >Do you have to register?
> Why would I have to register?  I'm not using MSN, and I'm not using their
> software.

I read that Netpliance's licensing made ISP subscription required.
http://fastolfe.net/misc/i-opener-faq.html#1.1
I thought, "The IA-1 sales page is vague, might Compaq have similar intent?"
Thanks to your answer, now I know that Compaq does not.

> >Or are you "evading" the monthly subscription fee?
> I see no evasion here.  Why on earth would I have to pay a monthly
> subscription fee for access to MSN's email service if I'm not using it?

If that was a term of some agreement you bound yourself to, then you
would have to.  Since that isn't the case, the IA-1 looks like a good
deal to me.  Thanks for the information!

Ben
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