# Has anyone used Great Barrier Reef as an ISP?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 26, 2002, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-great-barrier-reef-as-an-isp/138993 "2002-11-26T23:20:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-great-barrier-reef-as-an-isp/138993/1 "2002-11-26T23:20:37Z")

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I saw an ad in the paper today for an ISP called [Great Barrier Reef](http://www.gbronline.com). I was intrigued by the monthly price–less than half of what I am paying now for Earthlink’s dial-up service. They seem to offer all the same services that Earthlink does, as well.

Am I missing something here, or is this a really good deal? Has anyone here ever tried them? What do you think?

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-great-barrier-reef-as-an-isp/138993/2 "2002-11-27T10:44:17Z")

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I don’t know anything about GB, but Juno/NetZero offers internet access (unlimited?) and e-mail for the same price, so I don’t see why GB can’t.

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**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-great-barrier-reef-as-an-isp/138993/3 "2002-11-27T10:49:00Z")

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Juno/netzero weigh your ass down with crap software/adware.  
Personally I think dial up is dead. DSL! but I suppose you probably don’t need it huh?

10/month is pretty much the standard for non-brand name companies. They usually offer the same service or so, just make sure they don’t sell your information or whatnot.

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**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-used-great-barrier-reef-as-an-isp/138993/4 "2002-11-27T20:59:37Z")

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Well, **Harmonix** , if DSL can’t make this board any faster, what use is it, then? 🙂

I’ve seen other ISPs with the same monthly price, but, as you said, there’s always a catch–ads, spam, no web space, no Usenet, not really unlimited, etc. I’m not seeing the catch here.

I may just have to give it a try.