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Your comments about BMI are basically correct. They have several different
plans and options and their sales staff is compensated on a commission
basis, so you may get differing slants on what you need and what they
offer-- based on how much their sales person can make on the deal.
They have a plan that I hadn't heard about until recently when it was posted
here. It is called BMI "Lite" and has minor restrictions, but the basic
charge is only $99/month, yearly or $109/ month on a monthly contract. The
basic start-up and other charges still apply.
I talked with Jaques Richards 800-287-9520 -- he sounds professional and
knowledgable. I suggest you call him for an explanation of the many
vagaries of BMI.
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At 03:03 PM 3/15/98 -0800, you wrote:
>I am trying to get hooked up with BMI for real time. I am getting lots of
>conflicting stories regarding pricing and type of service (cable or sat).
>I have called BMI and get a different story each time. The best deal they
>have made
>me so far is $217 month plus exchange fees for data, $125 registration fee,
>and
>$397 cable box fee. Any other charges like shipping and monthly box rental
>would be waived. They indicated that some of the cable companys now are
>overriding the channel with commercials that could interrupt service. They
>also said that just because they tell me that they don't do that, they
>could change that policy at any time. I live in a community where the sat
>dish is not allowed. Even if it were, I have no clean shot to aim it.
>
>Somebody told me about a BMI reseller in Colorado that was very cheap. I
>called them and they have switched to DTN.
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>Right now I am using Pcquote on the NET and it is okay. There was one major
>outage that lasted 15 minutes the other day. Occasionally the software will
>glitch up to where you have to restart it.
>
>If possible please post reply and e-mail any suggestions you have.
>
>Thanks,
>Don Becker
>dbecker@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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