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Is there any FREE dial up ISPs anymore?

post #1 of 19
7/10/04 at 2:25am
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anyone???
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post #2 of 19
7/10/04 at 2:31am
AFAIK, no. They all died out; the advertising they used didn't pay the bills, and there was too much competition from cheap dialup ISPs.

If you're looking for affordable dialup, there are several low-cost solutions like NetZero, that provide unlimited dialup for 10$/mth: http://netzero.net

Another 10$ one is EV1, which, yes, they are related to EV1Servers, formerly RackShack:

http://www.ev1.net

I'd trust EV1 more of the two, just because I know EV1Servers is very popular. Also EV1 gives you 300MB of webspace with unlimited transfer, and that webspace is sitting on serious bandwidth; I've hit 3mbit downloading from some EV1 people's webspace.
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post #3 of 19
7/10/04 at 3:11am
If you're a student or know a student, check with the University you or your friend attend(s). Many universities provide free dial-up for people living off campus.
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post #4 of 19
7/10/04 at 3:22am
Nope, 3mbit down 800kbit up DSL here. 23$ US per month too
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post #5 of 19
7/10/04 at 3:34am
no i don't think there are free 56k dial-up providers because demand in north america is currently zero.
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post #6 of 19
7/10/04 at 3:35am
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Originally Posted by Guspaz
Nope, 3mbit down 800kbit up DSL here. 23$ US per month too
hehe... same... small isp's offering bell dsl service at ridiculously cheap prices rock
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post #7 of 19
7/10/04 at 3:37am
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Originally Posted by Guspaz
Nope, 3mbit down 800kbit up DSL here. 23$ US per month too
omdl thats beautiful. Ive got 1.5 down, friggin 160 up for $26.95. I really don't care about the download, but the upload is so damn slow. Oh well, at least its broadband
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post #8 of 19
7/10/04 at 3:47am
Well, here in San Diego it's bassically a monopoly, you have 2 cable providers (cox and roadrunner) and anywhere there is cox, there is not roadrunner, visa versa. And of the DSL providers i haven't heard much feedback other than they aren't to good. For the 4 places i've lived in San Diego i've been to far from the CO to have any sort of increase over cable, so i've stuck with cox. And of the roughly 10+ places i've been on Cox in San Diego (lived at, LAN'ed), download/upload/pings have been IDENTICAL. At least you guys are seeing some compitition.
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post #9 of 19
7/10/04 at 12:14pm
get AOL or MSN trial.

call at the end of every month and threaten to cancel.

free dialup for as long as you want.
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post #10 of 19
7/10/04 at 12:39pm
http://thelist.com/ has reviews of all the cheap dial-up isp's.

http://www.broadbandreports.com/ has reviews of all the high speed isp's.

I've used http://access4less.net/ in the past, its $5.95 a month.

You can get cheaper but they really start to limit useage.
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post #11 of 19
7/10/04 at 3:25pm
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Originally Posted by awingedpig
get AOL or MSN trial.

call at the end of every month and threaten to cancel.

free dialup for as long as you want.
This actually works too. I know somebody who has been doing this for the last 2 years, with AOL.

Problem is AOL is slow and crap.
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post #12 of 19
7/10/04 at 3:40pm
lmao....you're talking 5-10 bucks here! I guess honesty isn't high up on your buddies list of traits.
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post #13 of 19
7/10/04 at 3:51pm
juno used to have free dialup not sure if there still around try searching google
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post #14 of 19
7/10/04 at 4:15pm
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Originally Posted by Sucka
lmao....you're talking 5-10 bucks here! I guess honesty isn't high up on your buddies list of traits.
Not at all... He really DID want to cancel his AOL, but they kept offering him more free time.

Eventually he told them, no, I don't want the free time, and got a cheap 20hr/mth plan from somebody else, after 2 years free with AOL.

Can't blame HIM for what AOL does!
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post #15 of 19
7/10/04 at 4:21pm
I see. You had said he called for 2 years threatening to cancel, not trying to cancel.
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post #16 of 19
7/10/04 at 4:31pm
that is true about aol, my grandma gets free monthes of aol all the time that way. the only ways i know to get free dial up nowadays is from your college/business, or some towns actually just have local free dial up, like some nicer places out here in long island. not where i live god no.
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post #17 of 19
7/10/04 at 4:59pm
NetZero still gives 10 hours a month free.
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post #18 of 19
7/10/04 at 4:59pm
In seattle there is nocharge.com free dialup in certian areas
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post #19 of 19
7/10/04 at 5:00pm
Thread Starter 
I live on long island in saint James near smithtown stonybrook....so what are the free numbers
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