watch out for AOL "free trials"

Inspector507 · Apr 11, 2003

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I'm using cable access at home, I love it. I too have T1 at work , so I get spoiled at the speed.

fishman · Apr 11, 2003

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I use MSN because that's the only provider that has a local dial-up number. Also got a big discount on some stuff at Best Buy. I've actually been quite pleased with the service, contrary to my expectations.

Anonymous Poster · Apr 11, 2003

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Just curious but what ISP provider does everyone use? )</font>

www.heartoftn.net because they have reasonable 128K ISDN prices. Lacking DSL and cable, DirecPC being unsuitable (Windows only), and unable to get better than 26.6K using regular telephone dialup here, we switched to ISDN. Telco ISDN charges are not as steep in Tennessee as in the rest of the US, which helped.

For those looking for a US nationwide provider for regular dialup, take a look at http://www.copper.net at $9.95 a month.

SnowRidge

JDGREEN4ME · Apr 11, 2003

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Comcast Cable... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

jray · Apr 11, 2003

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Does anyone use the satalite service that Direct TV offers and if so do you have to have a local ISP provider or is the ISP included with Direct TV?

BigDave · Apr 11, 2003

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I use Earthlink. It is expensive at $22/month fo rdial-up, but I travel quite a bit, and they always have had a local number no matter where I have been. One special thing I did do: I never downloaded their web explorer or any of their software, so I think I bypassed their special touches that I probably wouldn't have liked anyway.

poorboy · Apr 11, 2003

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We use a local and it's slow and expensive but cheaper than directway. Have faster at work and usually only browse forums here anyways. Wife uses AOL trials all the time traveling for her job. Because they work great the most larger city hotels. Thanks for the heads up on cancelling before the deadline.

Patrick

ronjhall · Apr 12, 2003

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At home I use Comcast Cable.
When traveling in US and Canada I use NetZero premium. NetZero and Juno are the only ISPs that I found to have Canadian Dialup when I’m traveling there.

Anonymous Poster · Apr 24, 2003

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After several years of Juno/Netzero at $9.99 a month, I finally broke down and got Sprint DSL. It is nice but expensive. For dial-up, Juno/Netzero seems like one of the best deals around. I think it's still $9.99.

Also, For Homepage and free e-mail, try www.myway.com
No BS, pop-ups, ****, junk.........

sendero · Apr 24, 2003

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I'd like to expand on your advise.

Don't do AOL *anything*. Not only do they have an inferior product (you are paying *extra* to see more ads) they are well known to pull these sorts of sleazy tricks.

Friends don't let friends use AOL. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif