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Are there any NON-sucky free internet services out there? (i.e. unlimited time per month)

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Juno sucks because after using it for a day, the mofos said that I couldn't login in BEFORE 4 AM?? What kind of crap is that??

Then Netzero says that you can only have 40 hours a month.

Does anyone with banners still let you have unlimited time per month??
 
Hell ya, just dailed up Juno and they wanted me to enter my cc# because I am a "heavy user" and then netzero is the worst with that annoying pop-up banner. So back to blue-light, I don't think they enforce the 30 hours limit at least I haven't been disconnected yet. 🙂
 
just pay up or go with a cable or DSL... figure 20.month or 40/month for DSL.

My dad uses netzero and those banners are BAD. "Bad, Banners, Bad!" *spank banner*

 
zbalat: Thanks for the link.

I'm surprised I never got anything in the mail (yet) about that. I use my Amex card quite a bit.😕

Maybe because it's still a test.
 
free isp list

The list is getting shorter all the time.

Cable is $35 a month here and DSL is $49. There are some little local service providers for $15 but I've heard that their service sucks.

I had to go with cable, the DSL service was not reliable. The cable is slower but at least I stay connected.
 
If you're using dialup anyways, put a some change in a jar every month and use it to pay for a $15-25/mo dialup ISP -- local ISPs are often very cheap and fairly reliable and even the large national ISPs don't go much over $22-25/mo. It's only about a dollar a day to put aside 🙂

~Ladi
 
AT&T has a plan for $4.95 that gives you 150 hours per month that my mom uses. They put a tiny ad bar on the screen, but it doesn't bother her too much.
 
After a day or two with Netzero, I couldn't take anymore so I switched to the At&t $5 a month plan. Netzero's new software wasn't cracked (at the time, it might be now) so I had to suffer through that annoying bannerage. My dial up speed is usually around 50k, but I have gotten a 9600baud connection in the past. Why such a variance I don't know. I have connected at 14k a couple of times also, but after a log out or two, you can usually get back on at 50ish. Supposedly, I get my DSL line reinstalled this week and dial-up can go buh-bye.
 
I have a T1 line to my personal computer. I use a free internet service when I come home for breaks on my dad's machine. I ain't paying for Cable/DSL/paid dialup when I'm only using it for 2-3 weeks out of the year 😉
 
Netzero is cracking down on DUNners and banner-cracks. As fast as you see the information go up, the "fix" is broken.

Juno is terminating (with extreme prejudice, in some cases, apparently) those who haven't d/l'd their latest software (the one with the "all your idle cycles are belong to us" code built-in) and/or who have been DUNning the system. Even the "light" users (the $9.95/month people) are being severely restricted in access time and time of day, and the "upgrade" being offered to some of those folks is beyond silly ("You've been identified as a heavy user; pay $29.95/month if you want to continue to use the service" - yeah, right).

Amex has apparently put a hold on adding new subscribers to their free ISP setup, according to the latest posts in alt.internet.free-services, and has not indicated if they will open up registrations again, or even if they will continue to support it.

AT&T still has their banner setup, but is no longer pushing it, instead favoring the $7.95 plan (which is just another version of the same thing, only for a little more money).

Winfire (FreeDSL) is dead.

Looks like TANSTAAFL is working as advertised, folks.

Using your monthly pocket change for ISP service is probably not a bad idea.

Lady Niniane
 


<< Using your monthly pocket change for ISP service is probably not a bad idea. >>


My pocket change goes to doing laundry in my dorm 🙂
 
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