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Old 03-18-2001, 09:00 AM   #1
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Anyone tried this service? Are they a reputable company to deal with? Registration requires a credit card number despite the service being free. Their website http://www.dotnow.com claims to have pops in Australia, so I was thinking of trying them out.
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Old 03-18-2001, 12:22 PM   #2
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Hmmm never heard of them, but in my thinking, anything that requires a credit card # just can't be exactly "free."
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Old 03-19-2001, 10:16 AM   #3
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It may be that they want to limit access by minors. A lot of the free access sites were doing this before they went under. Seems that advertisers don't want to pay for minors viewing advertising and the site don't want to use up bandwidth.
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Old 03-19-2001, 12:58 PM   #4
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Not Likley

It's not likley just for age verification because banks and credit card companies readily hand out cards to minors and even family pets. Having a credit card is not proof of age.
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Old 03-20-2001, 11:29 AM   #5
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DotNow? no way......DotNO!
They will just take someinfo. You can
not set up your accout after you DL'ded their
software. It's a waste of time.
Lucky for me I gave them my closed CCard number.
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