# Any Cheap Internet Services? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 1, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cheap-internet-services/594869 "2011-09-01T18:41:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AndyLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cheap-internet-services/594869/1 "2011-09-01T18:41:33Z")
I googled around and see there are some. Right now, I got laid off and found a part time job, but it won’t cover much more than the rent, which I guess is good. So I am definately trimming budgets. I decided to get rid of the Internet high speed. I figure, I can get by with dial up for a few months, till I find a permanent job and use the library and my laptop if I need high speed Are there any cheap dial up service or even free dial up? I see ads for them when I google, but I don’t know so I thought I’d ask for opinions. Since I mostly read even dial up would be OK. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cheap-internet-services/594869/2 "2011-09-01T19:34:31Z")
Do you have an internet-capable smartphone? If so, look up the app EasyTether Lite. It’s free, and you basically turn your phone into a modem via USB. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cheap-internet-services/594869/3 "2011-09-01T20:02:29Z")
If you do that, make sure your phone company doesn’t charge an arm and a leg for tethering. I didn’t, and ended up paying $200 for downloading Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cheap-internet-services/594869/4 "2011-09-01T20:56:47Z")
AT&T is $14.99 a month right now. Isn’t that as cheap as whatever dialup costs these days? ---
**Author:** ![AndyLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cheap-internet-services/594869/5 "2011-09-01T21:51:30Z")
I actually have AT&T DSL now and that 14.95 is only for new customers. I tried to get them to give it to me, but they refused. Even the supervisor said no. So I told them, I’d cancel it and they were like “OK, when do you want it shut off.” So I figured I’d ask here before I actually shut it off. Seems like AT&T is trying to push people over to U-Verse and away from DSL. I have a cell phone but it’s one of those pay as you go plans. I don’t really use the phone much anyway, so that is all I need. Does AOL still make those CDs? LOL You know where you’d get a month free 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cheap-internet-services/594869/6 "2011-09-02T01:32:36Z")
I’m paying $24.95 a month for AT&T “enhanced” DSL; is that deal still available? ---
**Author:** ![Dano83860](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dano83860](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dano83860)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-cheap-internet-services/594869/7 "2011-09-02T03:59:48Z")
Netscape aka AOL is $10.95 a month billed to your CC.