@Mickey7@lemmy.world to retroNET - Vintage Culture/Websites/Software • 1 year agoDoes anyone remember how when email first became available you had to pay per message?message-square2fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down12
arrow-up14arrow-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 • 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareNausiyanlink3•1 year agoI remember hearing about it but have not experienced it myself but certainly remember SMS charged per message.
minus-square@mnrockclimberlink2•1 year 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.