# Free internet services--how do you rate them?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-internet-services-how-do-you-rate-them/6547>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 26, 2000, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-internet-services-how-do-you-rate-them/6547 "2000-01-26T22:09:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-internet-services-how-do-you-rate-them/6547/1 "2000-01-26T22:09:00Z")

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I’ve had a couple of people ask me lately if any of the free internet service providers are any good. Since I’ve always been a schmuck and shelled out good money for my internet services when I could’ve done it for free, I didn’t know the answer.

So, do any of you guys use a free service provider (i.e.: Juno, NetZero, etc…)? Any quirks worth mentioning or horrible bugs that popped up? I know–you get what you pay for, so I don’t have any great expectations here.

Thanks!

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“It’s only common sense,  
There are no accidents 'round here.”

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-internet-services-how-do-you-rate-them/6547/2 "2000-01-26T22:13:00Z")

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THis topic came up **very** recently. Go check out [http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/004812.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/004812.html) and see what we all have to say about free ISPs.

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**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-internet-services-how-do-you-rate-them/6547/3 "2000-01-26T22:21:00Z")

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Thanks! Missed that one.