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Old 03-21-2001, 12:35 PM   #1
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Hello all,

I am looking for a free ISP. Anyone know which is the good one?? Please give me some ideas...

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Old 03-21-2001, 05:09 PM   #3
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In my opinion, Netzero will be one of the only survivors, along with Juno. Note that Netzero has cut the freebie down to 40 hours a month. Juno is doing everything they can to convert to a pay-only service.
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What most people don't know is that Juno has different rules for different catagories of internet users. If you happen to be online much, you will be classified as a "power user" and you can get online only once a day, for only a couple of hours. After that, it kicks you off, and if you try to get back on, you get a message saying that you can only get back on after 4 A.M.! You can get your mail, but forget about surfing. My dad calls it "You? NO!".
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Old 03-22-2001, 02:04 PM   #6
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if u plan to do any online gaming netzero will probably kick u off unless they changed its benn a little while since i used them
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Old 03-24-2001, 03:46 PM   #7
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Bluelight.com thru KMart is still giving a decent
Free access here in NJ.
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Old 03-25-2001, 10:04 AM   #8
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I love people who post questions (such as this) which are actually GEOGRAPHICAL specific, but don't want to give a clue as to where they might be located! Especially with free ISPs, the answers tend to be LOCAL!

I believe that those in the NYC or Washington state area have a few choices for free internet service not provided elsewhere (except with a long distance call)!

http://www.bluelight.com (K-mart) has an interesting plan. Basically, if you make purchases, they'll give you free internet time based upon your purchases. If you need to spend money at K-mart, it could be interesting.

http://www.amexol.net will provide free, unlimited surfing to American Express cardholders...any type of American Express card will do.

http://www.netzero.net is only good for checking e-mail and lightweight surfing.

Your best bet would be to look for a discount service. I wouldn't touch Juno at any price. I'm currently on Frys ISP free 90 day trial (w/$9.95/mo) thereafter. But the service doesn't seem to be much better than American Express Free!

AT&T World Net has a $4.95/w ad banner service, 150 hours free. That's five hours a day! Combined with NetZero, you can get almost 200 hours a month free!
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