Posted: 3/8/2001 9:27:25 AM EDT
| Anybody using this service ? Free internet is an attractive offer. Pros?Cons? |
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Use to, way back. You're limited to 20 hours a month as of the new year. They said that free unlimited wasn't cutting it (as in loosing $$$$) After that, you pay. Info on their web site. I use to use Spinway (software for Costco free ISP and K-Mart 'Bluelight'). Spinway went under and K-mart went on their own. It's a pay now.... If you have an American Express credit card, go to their web site, look for info on their free ISP. I found it and love it. (But I'm cheap, not willing to pay for net serice). No limits (yet), free email (a standard I guess). (The card is used to verify you are a card holder). almost forgot.... Privacy is a big deal. Read the privacy info on Netzero. Read on the American Express. Both say they will track you, but the extend is different and how is listed. I clear my cookies files regularly (once every 30 min). I know what to look for. |
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Yeah, they suck. They want you to click on banner ads every five minutes. Try writing an e-mail online, you'll lose your connection before you can finish even the shortest note. Look up American Express Online (the credit card company), you'll need to have or apply for a card but the free internet is GREAT!! |
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Yeah, I used NetZero, Juno, FreeINet, etc. They've all either gone under or started making you pay, or limited service. If I'm going to pay, I'm going to get a broadband connection. For what it's worth, (and at the risk of being accused of SPAMming -YUCK!-)I have been following this outfit called Going Platinum. This is NOT exactly a raving review: It is supposed to be an ISP that you partly own, and get revenue from. The fly in the ointment is that it's set up like a MLM outfit. But, you can join without it costing you any money, or you can pay at most 25 bucks. That, and you can get a full refund if you want. You're supposed to get a share of the revenue of everyone under you, and people get placed under you by spillover from the people above you. They haven't launched yet, but they are now saying it's going to go in April. (Original launch date was to be January, but they had some glitches to iron out). The info is on the website: [url]http://www.goingplatinum.com/member/kpel308[/url] (This is my member's website, and if you sign up through it, you get put in my organization.) I'm not exactly sure if this is going to be vaporware, but I didn't lose any money, and if it works, I might make some. That, and they're talking about a DSL option and 1-800 dial-up service. I didn't have anything to lose, so I signed up. I am so sick of ISPs changing the terms of service and limiting access, and even if you pay, you wind up being stuck. I'm paying for Juno now, and can only get a 2400bps connection with my 56K v.90 modem which is worse than when I started out with them with my 28k modem. When/If this outfit starts out, I'll be pulling for 'em. This was submitted as info only, and is NOT meant to be SPAM. Semper Fi! Ken Little |