Re:The Minitel system in France (1988)
by llsf on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @08:04PM
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That was kinda the beauty of the minitel. You did not have to provide anything. The traffic coming from your telephone line was charged to your telephone bill.
That created some household drama... Who spent 200 francs on porn last month ?
I was carefully limiting my usage to free services, or paid services where I could cut (literally) the connection before the 1 or 2 free minutes. Memories...
Re:The Minitel system in France (1988)
by galgot on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @08:16AM
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My brother managed to spend 2000 Fr in a month, connecting at night. As you said big "household drama" when parents discovered the bill...
But, I think he got his first date with Minitel help :D
That created some household drama... Who spent 200 francs on porn last month ?
I was carefully limiting my usage to free services, or paid services where I could cut (literally) the connection before the 1 or 2 free minutes. Memories...