What sort of experiences do you all have with this sort of thing/have you had good experiences?
I use FreeINet, and am pretty happy. My connection speeds usually range between 49-52K on a 56K modem. I think this is pretty close to what you can expect on a pay service.
The best part about FreeI is that it’s very easy to logon without getting the advertising banner. I know nothing about computers, but still managed.
I use freewwweb, and see no banners while surfing or watch any ads when I sign on. I usually sign on at 50k or so, so the speed isn’t that bad. My only beef with it is that their servers seem to be down a lot. I get “invalid username/password” at least twice a week when trying to sign on.
The reason I ask is because I just signed up with excite.com (which was ok, no new acct or anything, I already had an excite acct) and other than the little banner at the top, I’ve been quite enjoying it.
And given that that’s an IE5 banner, if I use Netscape while connected, so long as I don’t destroy the banner, it’ll stay connected…
Interesting…
I use KMart’s free ISP service. Always seems to be there.
Free is free, always have a backup for when your other one is giving you busy signals.
As I write this, I am logged on via Global Freeway, a free nationwide ISP in Australia. I believe it has strong link to the Yahoo organisation, which may explain how it derives it funding other than through advertising.
The connection speed is almost always 33600 (I use a 33.6k modem) despite the call being long distance (but at a local call rate). I can’t complain - the service is equivalent to the commercial ISP I also use, via a local call.
There are four local ISPs in my area that are half the cost (or less) of AOL and at least two national ISPs that are free. I have Been a Freewwweb cheerleader in many other similar ISP threads, and I continue to be one. I have better things to do with $250.00 per year than spend it on something that’s available for free. Even if you really need 24/7 tech support, Erol’s (in the DC area) is top-notch & still less than half the cost of AOL.
Here are just a few of the many many Free ISP threads that offer up some good siggestions:
And just for kicks:
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I used to use AOL. Now I use Juno for free. The differences…
AOL is a buggy program with tons of ads, limited email functions and frequent disconnects at $21.95 per month.
Juno is a buggy program with tons of ads, limited email functions and frequent disconnects for free.
The freewwweb is free AND has no ads.
They just start you at their home page. One click and you’re done with that.
If make your favorite home page (like Yahoo or Snap) a “link” on the top of the IE browser, you can click it before the dialing is done, and never see their ads at all.
To watch out for: They load Netscape for you the first time unless you find the way to say you have a browser. (I didn’t)
(I HATE Netscape- takes up too much of my screen for the same functions). But you can just uninstall it.
Our library has free net computer with a T1 connection. Strange, but it doesn’t seem all that fast.
To get freewwweb without downloading a new browser:
AntiPro- I’ve got a free ISP you might like better than NetZero-No Ad bar
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Handy, what’s the CIR on that? (I’m assuming it’s a frame) You can get a T-1 with a CIR of 56k these days, burstable up to full 1.544MB. The appropriate questions are: How many people share the connection? What is the CIR? What kind of oversubscription you dealing with? If you yourself were pulling full T-1, you’d usually be moving so fast that you would notice those around you getting older at an alarming rate, depending on net congestion.[/hijack]