# New Free ISP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 17, 1999, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451 "1999-10-17T03:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/1 "1999-10-17T05:17:00Z")
Hey all- I’ve been using Netzero for free internet service and like it quite a bit. Today I downloaded a new free ISP called Freei Networks. If anyone is interested, I’ll post and let you know which one works better (In my opinion anyway) To download either or both of these, go to these websites: [http://www.netzero.com](http://www.netzero.com)[http://www.freei.net](http://www.freei.net) There is also a free service through Alta Vista, but it doesn’t work on Windows NT (which I use) so I don’t know how it is. ## Just trying to help out anyone else who hates paying for internet service 🙂 Some mornings it just doesn’t seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps. [Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/2 "1999-10-17T05:21:00Z")
Thanks Zette. Let me know how Freei Networks works out for ya. I’ve been using NetZero for about a month, and the only complaint I have (a minor one) is that stupid killtimer that seems to pop up every thirty minutes or so. I must not be reacting to the banner ads fast enough… NetZero **still** beats the ever-loving shit out of AOL, but so does wiring an Etch-A-Scetch to a TV antenna. * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/3 "1999-10-17T03:10:00Z")
With Netzero you can get rid of the banner ad stuff with a patch. ANother way that works is doing a cont-alt-del select all the Netzero crap & close it except for the connection part. I read you have to close some of the same things 3 times. ack Also, [freepc.com](http://freepc.com) has free net access… ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/4 "1999-10-17T05:07:00Z")
Handy- thanks for the tip about [Freepc.com](http://Freepc.com). I’ll check that one out, too. In Windows NT you can’t close the Netzero banner, but maybe it can be done in 98. Dont’ know… So far, I’m liking [freeei.net](http://freeei.net) pretty good. My husband prefers it, but I still need time to decide… ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/5 "1999-10-17T05:27:00Z")
I get enough SPAM already. The thought of seeing banner ads all the time while surfing makes me happy to fork up the $15 I pay a month. * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**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:** [October 17, 1999, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/6 "1999-10-17T05:40:00Z")
Oh, for the **love of God** , do **any** of these work with a Macintosh?! I’ve been looking way too long for a Mac free-ISP. * * * JMcC, San Francisco [http://members.tripod.com/~weirdstuff/index.html](http://members.tripod.com/~weirdstuff/index.html) “Hear the voices in my head, I swear to God it sounds like they’re snoring” ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/7 "1999-10-17T15:44:00Z")
cheapest real ISP that I found is MSN from Costco online [Ironic, eh?] at a paltry $11.99 month all the time you want. Sorry, no Mac version. ---
**Author:** ![jazzmine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jazzmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jazzmine)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/8 "1999-10-17T16:33:00Z")
If you like free ISPs, you might want to check this out. [http://www.virtuallyfreeinternet.com/](http://www.virtuallyfreeinternet.com/) trisha ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 1999, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/9 "1999-10-17T19:29:00Z")
jjtm- I have looked and looked, and no luck finding anything for the Mac…let me know if you do, OK? I’m looking for a friend… 🙂 * * * Some mornings it just doesn’t seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps. [Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 1999, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/10 "1999-10-18T02:31:00Z")
95% of spam I get comes from MSN. No wonder it is so cheap. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-free-isp/9451/11 "1999-10-19T05:58:00Z")
Well, here’s my field report: I like the Freei Networks better. The banner is smaller (You can choose if you want a big long banner that pushes your browswer down on your screen, or a little one that “floats”) The ads seems less distracting to me. The killtimer goes off much less frequently then Netzero. Netzero’s killtimer seems to go off about every 30 minutes regardless if you’re using the web or not. Freei only goes off if you aren’t using the web for quite a while. * * * Some mornings it just doesn’t seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps. [Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html)