Mickey7@lemmy.world to retroNET - Vintage Culture/Websites/Software · 2 years agoDoes anyone remember how when email first became available you had to pay per message?message-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down13
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareDoes anyone remember how when email first became available you had to pay per message?Mickey7@lemmy.world to retroNET - Vintage Culture/Websites/Software · 2 years agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareNausiyanlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoI remember hearing about it but have not experienced it myself but certainly remember SMS charged per message.
minus-squaremnrockclimberlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoMy first exposure to internet email (discounting BBS’s and fido->internet gateways) was through CompuServe. They charged for access by the minute but there was no per message fee. Everything was covered by the usage billing.
I remember hearing about it but have not experienced it myself but certainly remember SMS charged per message.
My first exposure to internet email (discounting BBS’s and fido->internet gateways) was through CompuServe. They charged for access by the minute but there was no per message fee. Everything was covered by the usage billing.