If for whatever reason Sierra can't have it's own dial-up 800 number
network similar to the Hawaii Beta concept, NASCAR should take what has
been done and create the NRL over a Flat Monthly fee based site with no ISP
cost, no "TEN" cost, just NASCAR making the profits and running the league.
Am I crazy
> If for whatever reason Sierra can't have it's own dial-up 800 number
> network similar to the Hawaii Beta concept, NASCAR should take what has
> been done and create the NRL over a Flat Monthly fee based site with no ISP
> cost, no "TEN" cost, just NASCAR making the profits and running the league.
> Am I crazy
Sierra could do that in theory, but the cheapest 800 service I've heard
of is still close to $6 an hour, which someone's gotta pay if anyone is
to make a profit... TEN is cheaper than a direct 800 call.
---Jim Sokoloff, Papyrus
: If for whatever reason Sierra can't have it's own dial-up 800 number
: network similar to the Hawaii Beta concept, NASCAR should take what has
: been done and create the NRL over a Flat Monthly fee based site with no ISP
: cost, no "TEN" cost, just NASCAR making the profits and running the league.
:
Maybe NASCAR could, but we don't have the time for them to start from
the ground floor and create the perfect system.
Here is a little history to help us keep certain things in perspective.
These 2 messages were culled from r.a.s. this summer:
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Subject: Re: Hawaii 800 #?
Date: 1996/06/25
INN was sold to AT&T almost 2 years ago. Regardless, INN utilizes a
high latency network. Ironically, even though INN is owned by AT&T,
until very recently, they were using SprintNet for their data network!
NRL will not work with latencies above 250 millisenconds (1/4 of a
second). I've posted a lot of stuff up here about low latency so I
won't repeat it. Bottom line, INN can not deliver the low latency we
need.
Ed Martin
Producer, Series Director
Subject: Re: Attn:Ed Martin NASCAR 2.0 AI
Date: 1996/07/07
As for the 800 #, believe me, we have done a LOT of research on how
much people are spending. There are some big problems with the 800 #
idea. First, if we were to do it, we couldn't charge a flat fee.
Given what we've found, people will spend tons of time online when
it's "free"/flat fee. In order to not lose money, we'd have to bill
by the hour/minute. Second, we do not have a billing system, and it
would cost a lot to build one. We were part of the way down the line
with it when Sierra acquired us, but we put it on hold, because...
third, Sierra has a non-compete agreement with AT&T. Sierra used to
own the Imaginiation network (INN). When Sierra sold it to AT&T, part
of the agreement was a non-compete that precludes us from billing for
a proprietary service like Hawaii.
Ed Martin
Producer, Series Director
NASCAR Racing League
Papyrus / Sierra On-Line, Inc.
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I adgree with you. Exactly.
Alex
"YoungGun"-Hawaii handle
>If for whatever reason Sierra can't have it's own dial-up 800 number
>network similar to the Hawaii Beta concept, NASCAR should take what has
>been done and create the NRL over a Flat Monthly fee based site with no ISP
>cost, no "TEN" cost, just NASCAR making the profits and running the league.
>Am I crazy
