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Does anyone remember how when email first became available you had to pay per message?

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Nausiyan@lemmy.sdf.org
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I remember hearing about it but have not experienced it myself but certainly remember SMS charged per message.

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mnrockclimber@lemmy.sdf.org
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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.

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Joseph Haddon@lemmy.sdf.org
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Same

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