# who's better for a simple dial up?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-better-for-a-simple-dial-up/281860>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 28, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-better-for-a-simple-dial-up/281860 "2004-12-28T01:59:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aceospades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Aceospades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aceospades)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-better-for-a-simple-dial-up/281860/1 "2004-12-28T01:59:37Z")

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Netscape at 9.95 or people pc at 10.95. i have people pc now and am happy with them, but if i can get the same thing from netscape for a dollar cheaper, should i change? is there other options out there?

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**Author:** ![lost\_in\_the\_post](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@lost\_in\_the\_post](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost_in_the_post)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-better-for-a-simple-dial-up/281860/2 "2004-12-28T02:44:33Z")

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> [@Aceospades](#):
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> is there other options out there?

[www.sysmatrix.net](http://www.sysmatrix.net) $10/month ($10.00, none of that $X.95 stuff) – I’ve used them for a few years without any significant problems.

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-better-for-a-simple-dial-up/281860/3 "2004-12-28T05:34:20Z")

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I don’t know your monetary situation but I spent nine years on a dial-up. Just went broadband this year.

I kick myself in the ass everytime I think of the time I wasted.

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**Author:** ![indecisive1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/41988e/32.png) [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-better-for-a-simple-dial-up/281860/4 "2004-12-28T09:18:12Z")

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Highstream is $8.95 a month. I’ve used it 6 months or so, without many problems.

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**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-better-for-a-simple-dial-up/281860/5 "2004-12-28T11:02:13Z")

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[www.frys.com](http://www.frys.com) has it for 9.88 in 20 states. You can actually get someone on the phone, too.