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ISP Internet Service Options With Annoying Advertising
By Joan Kickosawa
Remember the nineties when ISP internet service was literally
just given away for free? It seemed you couldn't go anywhere without
getting a disc with 150 hours of free internet service from America
Online! Then the discs for Juno and Net Zero arrived by magic,
offering free internet services all the time, provided that you
used 10 hours or less each month.
Following the success of these companies, tons of start ups opened
shop and offered free ad-based internet. Today, almost all of
those companies have gone bankrupt, although there are still a
few free providers out there.
Free Internet Services
While you're looking for internet service that costs little to
nothing, be aware that there are some drawbacks. What you save
in money, you undoubtedly lose in quality. First of all, unless
you have a laptop with free wireless, your home desktop will be
confined to free dial up access, which is very, very, very slow!
You'll be able to get a cup of coffee, use the restroom, let
the dog out and fix yourself a sandwich before you've connected
to the internet. Then, if you wish to do anything beyond check
your email, you can expect minutes of waiting time for webpages
to load. Forget about watching any sort of video because it's
excruciating!
The Perfect Irresistible Ad
Additionally, many of the ISP internet service options that come
for free are downloaded with advertising. If you have a high threshold
for new offers being crammed down your throat, flashed across
your screen and interrupting your web browsing, then this may
not matter to you.
Yet even for the highly tolerant, it could be dismaying to think
that one's every move is being monitored by some omniscient, super-marketer
who is ready to pounce with the perfect irresistible ad, based
on the web user's browsing preferences. You're bound to encounter
ads with any internet services provider, but none as rampant as
the freebies. (Hey, they have to make their money somehow!)
To get free ISP internet service, Net Zero is still top dog,
offering a free email address and 10 free hours of dial up access
each month, plus unlimited additional usage for $10 per month
if you go over your allotment.
Lighting Speeds To Download Movies
At www.copper.net,
you can receive unlimited internet and email for $10/month (or
$4.95 for 6 months on special), in addition to free customer support
and privacy protection. At www.basicisp.net,
you can have free tech support, unlimited time and no contract
for $6.95/month (or an accelerated dial up service for $9.95/month!)
At www.bamnet.com, you will have free internet access with no
monthly fee, but simply pay one cent per minute (bought in prepaid
$20 chunks, like prepay cell phone service). In NYC, you can get
free service from www.metconnect.com
and in Washington, you can get free access from www.nocharge.com.
About the Author:
Joan Kickosawa has written a number of articles on computers and
software including Incoming
Mail Server, POP3
Server, Microsoft
Mail.
Did You Know This?
The days of dealing with a slow dial-up internet connection
is over. There are hundreds of different internet services providers
to choose from that offer high speed services. That means you
do not have to wait for a page to load.
You click and the page is there waiting for you. Even in rural
areas there are new choices even if your local cable company or
telephone company is not offering high speed internet. Stop waiting
on a slow connection and get with the times. It is all about speed
now.
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