On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 11:22:39 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Gabriel wrote:

In the early days, usenet news was Demon's biggest service, and a
significant attraction for new customers.

I think the £10/month was more of an attraction compared to the arm
and leg that the other 'net providers wanted at the time (Pipex etc).
B-)

But being one of the founder members of Demon I'm possibly biased.

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Cheers
Dave.