# Need suggestions for good dial-up service.

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-good-dial-up-service/148571
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [January 14, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-good-dial-up-service/148571 "2003-01-14T20:36:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-good-dial-up-service/148571/1 "2003-01-14T20:36:40Z")

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I can no longer afford comcast, so it’s back to dial-up. But hopefully not back to AOL. Earthlink has a 6 months half price deal, but I don’t know anything about them.

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### Author: ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-good-dial-up-service/148571/2 "2003-01-14T21:03:13Z")

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Anything but AOHell. I’m sticking with cable, but back when I had dialup, I went through several: a local provider (sucked), Bell South (sucked), and Earthlink. I was happy with Earthlink’s service.

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### Author: ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-good-dial-up-service/148571/3 "2003-01-14T21:14:49Z")

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I’ve been using NetZero (it’s now called United Online, NetZero and Juno merged a while ago) for about two years. Originally it was totally free, then free for 40 hours a month now I pay $9.95 per month for unlimited service. I have never ever had a problem using it. There are no banner ads and I don’t get spam or anything. They just introduced web-based email which I really like. I whole-heartedly without reservation recommend it, except one caveat. I don’t know about the phone number availability. Check on that first and good luck!

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### Author: ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-good-dial-up-service/148571/4 "2003-01-14T23:48:44Z")

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If they have it where you live, do NOT get Amacom. It’s horrible.