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"CHEAPEST OF THE CHEAP" ISPs
[Updated
01-09-03]
This list is not a recommendation, but
simply a listing and brief description of the included ISPs. Before
relying on the information in this list, it would be wise to verify
it with the information posted on the ISPs' web sites, or by
contacting the ISPs for answers to specific questions, as a
double-check against possible errors in the list or recent changes
by the ISPs.
It is strongly
recommended that Terms Of Service (TOS) be thoroughly read prior to
signing up with any ISP. There is increased risk of losing money
when an ISP is paid in advance more than monthly, although payment
in advance quarterly by credit card should provide dispute
protection. ISPs with automatic "Over Hours" charges can be very
costly if the included hours are exceeded.
For more
information about these and other low-cost ISPs, read user comments
posted at Freedomlist's main Free/Cheap
ISPs listing, as well as postings at Freedomlist
Forums.
To guard against the possibility of being
without internet access due to problems with an ISP, it is strongly
recommended that users sign up for one or more of the Limited Free
Or Nearly Free ISPs as a backup.
To help make possible
future ISP changes easier, it is recommended that an e-mail service
independent from an ISP be considered. See the Free Email
Address Directory for more information about e-mail account
options.
Other Helpful Links: Choosing A New ISP (Thanks To MyISPFinder); DUN & E-Mail Setup (Thanks To MyISPFinder); DUN & E-Mail Setup (Thanks To Access4Less); DUN Setup (Thanks To Express56); E-Mail
Setup (Thanks To Express56); DUN Error Code List (Thanks To MyISPFinder)
$8 Or Less Per Month ISPs
The $8 Or Less Per Month ISPs
have an average first year rate of $8 Or Less Per Month, cost $96 or
less for the first year, include at least 150 hours monthly of 56k
access, and offer nationwide or coast-to-coast multi-state service
coverage. These ISPs are separated into three (3) sub-categories of
Payment Monthly, Payment In Advance Quarterly, and Payment In
Advance More Than Quarterly, based on the shortest payment term
required to obtain a rate that fits this category, and are listed in
order of lowest first year cost, for the shortest payment term
available within each sub-category.
Payment
Monthly
StoweTel
$60 Lowest First Year Cost; $5 Per Month Paid Monthly; No Setup Fee;
Credit/Debit Cards, Mailed Checks/Money Orders, Or BidPay; Online
Help Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software;
One (1) POP3/SMTP E-Mail Account; Newsgroup Access; No Webspace;
Unlimited Hours Monthly On FastDial Network; V.92 Available On Some
Access Numbers; Regional Service Coverage In CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA,
IL, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, & VT; 5-Day Free Trial;
5-Day Money Back Guarantee; 64k ISDN Available At $5 Per Month Paid
Monthly; Domain Registered February 2002; First Appeared On
Freedomlist May 2002 [Listing Updated
12-11-02]
NeanderTech $69 Lowest First Year Cost
(Qwest, Aleron/Telia, Or o1) Or $93 Lowest First Year Cost (UU Or
Star/MegaPOP); $5.75 Per Month Paid Monthly (Qwest, Aleron/Telia, Or
o1) Or $7.75 Per Month Paid Monthly (UU Or Star/MegaPOP) (Quarterly,
Six (6) Month, Or Annual Payments Also Accepted); No Setup Fee;
Credit/Debit Cards, Electronic Checks, PayPal, Mailed Checks/Money
Orders, C2it By CitiBank, Or AOL QuickCash; Online Help, Online
Instant Support, Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required
Software; Unlimited POP3/SMTP E-Mail Accounts (Available To Anyone);
No Newsgroups (Available For Additional Fee); 10MB Webspace
Available Upon Request; Choice Of 200 Hours Monthly On Qwest
Network, Unlimited Hours Monthly On Aleron/Telia, Star/MegaPOP, Or
o1 Networks, Or 150 Hours Monthly On UU Network; 64k ISDN Available
At $7.75 Per Month Paid Monthly On Choice Of Qwest, Aleron/Telia, Or
o1 Networks; First Month Billing Not Pro-Rated & Accounts Billed
On 1st Each Month; Domain Registered July 2002; First Appeared On
Freedomlist July 2002 [Listing Updated
01-09-03]
Access4Less $71.40 Lowest First Year Cost;
$5.95 Per Month Paid Monthly; No
Setup Fee (Freedomlist Special) ($8 One-Time Setup Fee Without
Freedomlist Special); Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help, Toll-Free
Phone (24/7, $5 Per Call), Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No
Required Software; Two (2) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts
(5MB Storage Each); Newsgroup Access; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours
Monthly On Hawk LOCAL Network (Using Combination Of Networks);
Related To Hawk Communications, Access-4-Free, & JoiInternet;
Online Account Management System; V.92 Available On Some Access
Numbers; Users Report That SMTP Port 25 Is Not Blocked; $4.95
PER MONTH PAID MONTHLY ($8 SETUP FEE MUST BE PAID)
SPECIAL; Domain Registered October 2001; First Appeared
On Freedomlist November 2001 [Listing Updated
01-09-03]
AllVantage $76.39 Or $88.39 Lowest First
Year Cost; $5.95 Or $6.95 Per Month Paid Monthly (Quarterly, Six (6)
Month, Or Annual Payments Also Accepted); $4.99 One-Time Setup Fee
If Pay Monthly, Quarterly, Or Every Six (6) Months Or No Setup Fee
If Pay In Advance Annually; Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help,
Toll-Free Phone ($5 Per Call For $5.95 Per Month Plan; Free For
$6.95 Per Month Plan), Fax, Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer;
No Required Software; Two (2) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail
Accounts; Newsgroup Access; No Webspace; 300 Hours Monthly (Limited
To 10 Hours Per Day) On Qwest Network; Related To HighStream &
QualGuard; Online Account Management System; V.92 Available On Some
Access Numbers; 30-Day Access Fee Money Back Guarantee (Excludes
Setup Fee); Domain Registered May 2002; First Appeared On
Freedomlist June 2002 [Listing Updated
01-09-03]
QwickConnect $79.40 Lowest First Year Cost;
$5.95 Per Month Paid Monthly; $8 One-Time Setup Fee; Credit/Debit
Cards; Online Help Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Only; No Required
Software; Two (2) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts; No
Newsgroups; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours Monthly On Qwest Network;
Online Account Management System; Domain Registered July 2002; First
Appeared On Freedomlist August 2002 [Listing Updated
08-10-02]
Web
Wide ISP $82.40 Or $74.95 Lowest First Year Cost; $6.87
Per Month Paid $5.95 First Month Then $6.95 Monthly Or $6.25 Per
Month Paid $74.95 Annually; No Setup Fee; Credit/Debit Cards; Live
Instant Online Help (24/7) Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No
Required Software; One (1) E-Mail Account; No Newsgroups; Webspace
Included; Unlimited Hours Monthly On UU Network; Credit Toward ISP
Service Available By Buying From .1web Network Merchants; Domain
Registered April 2001; First Appeared On Freedomlist May 2001 [Listing Updated
10-02-02]
Access4Cheap $83.40 Or $69.50 Lowest First
Year Cost; $6.95 Per Month Paid Monthly Or $5.79 Per Month Paid
$34.75 Every Six (6) Months Or $69.50 Annually; No Setup Fee; Other
Rate Plans Available; Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help, Toll-Free
Phone (24/7), Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required
Software; Two (2) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts; Newsgroup
Access; 10MB Webspace; Unlimited Hours Monthly On Screaming Internet
Network (Using Combination Of Networks); Related To FreeDialNow;
V.92 Available On Some Access Numbers; Domain Registered July 2002;
First Appeared On Freedomlist July 2002 [Listing Updated
12-11-02]
mailtag.com $84.56 Lowest First Year Cost;
$6.95 Per 30-Days Paid Every 30-Days (Quarterly Payments Also
Accepted); No Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans Available; Credit/Debit
Cards Or PayPal; Online Help, WonderDesk, Or E-Mail Tech Support;
DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software; Unlimited POP3/SMTP &
Webmail E-Mail Accounts (Available To Anyone); No Newsgroups; Single
Page Webspace (Available To Anyone); 180 Hours Every 30-Days Limited
To 6 Hours Per Day On Qwest Network; Domain Registered January 1998;
First Appeared n Freedomlist August 2000 [Listing Updated
12-11-02]
650 Dial
Up $86 Lowest First Year Cost; $6.50 Per Month Paid
Monthly; $8 One-Time Setup Fee; Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help,
Live Instant Chat Online Help (24/7), Toll-Free Phone (24/7), Or
E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software; Five (5)
POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts (10MB Storage Total); No
Newsgroups; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours Monthly On Qwest,
Star/MegaPOP, Or Level3 Network Depending On Location; Related To
777Access; Online Account Management System; Domain Registered March
2002; First Appeared On Freedomlist August 2002 [Listing Updated
12-11-02]
SixFifty
Internet $86 Lowest First Year Cost; $6.50 Per Month Paid
Monthly; $8 One-Time Setup Fee; PayPal (Credit/Debit Cards,
Electronic Checks); Online Help, Fax, Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or
Dialer; No Required Software; Four (4) POP3/SMTP & Webmail
E-Mail Accounts; No Newsgroups; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours (300
Hours Per TOS) Monthly On Level3 Network; Accounts Are Paid One (1)
Month In Advance (See TOS); Domain
Registered December 2002; First Appeared On Freedomlist December
2002 [Listing
Updated 01-09-03]
Poetworld Internet $95.40 Lowest First Year
Cost; $7.95 Per Month Paid Monthly (Quarterly, Six (6) Month, Or
Annual Payments Also Accepted); No Setup Fee; Credit/Debit Cards;
Online Help, Help Forum, Toll-Free Phone, Or E-Mail Tech Support;
DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software; Unlimited POP3/SMTP &
Webmail E-Mail Accounts (10MB Storage Each); No Newsgroups; No
Webspace; 200 Hours Monthly On Qwest Network Or Unlimited Hours
Monthly On O1 Network Depending On Location; Online Account
Management System; Domain Registered May 2001; First Appeared On
Freedomlist January 2002 [Listing Updated
01-09-03]
WorldKey $95.40 Lowest First Year Cost;
$7.95 Per Month Paid Monthly; No Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans
Available; Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help, Toll-Free Phone, Or
E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software; Two (2)
POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts; No Newsgroups; 5MB
Webspace; 150 Hours Monthly On UU Network; Online Account Management
System; Domain Registered June 1997; First Appeared On Freedomlist
July 2002 [Listing
Updated 07-19-02]
Phreego
Affordable Internet Access $95.40 Lowest First Year Cost;
$7.95 Per Month Paid Monthly; No Setup Fee; Credit/Debit Cards;
Online Help Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required
Software; Two (2) POP3, IMAP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts;
Newsgroup Access; No Webspace; 150 Hours Monthly On Qwest Network;
Online Account Management System; Domain Registered August 2000;
First Appeared On Freedomlist January 2002 [Listing Updated
01-09-03]
Talent
Group Enterprises $95.88 Lowest First Year Cost; $7.99
Per Month Paid Monthly; No Setup Fee; Credit/Debit Cards or
Electronic Checks; Online Help, Toll-Free Phone (Status & Voice
Mail), Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software;
One (1) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Account (ISP Customers Only)
(6MB Storage); Unlimited Web-Based E-Mail Accounts (Available To
Anyone) (6MB Storage Each); No Newsgroups; No Webspace; Unlimited
Hours Monthly On UU Network; $7.99 Rate Is Limited Time Offer But
Subscribers' Initial Monthly Rate At Signup Is Guaranteed Never To
Go Up; Users Report That There Are No Idle Timer Disconnects &
SMTP Port 25 Is Not Blocked; Domain Registered February 2001; First
Appeared On Freedomlist October 2001 [Listing Updated
07-10-02]
Payment
In Advance Quarterly
BigZoo
Internet $76.99, $65.91, Or $61.90 Lowest First Year
Cost; $5.21 Per Month (4-Month Special) Paid $20.85 One-Time-Total
For First Four (4) Months, $5.10 Per Month (7-Month Special) Paid
$35.70 One-Time-Total For First Seven (7) Months, Or $4.63 Per Month
(9-Month Special) Paid $5.97 One-Time-Total For First Three (3)
Months Then $35.70 One-Time-Total For Next Six (6) Months (26-Day No
Obligation Cancellation Period, See Website For Details); Regular
Rates After Initial Service Term Are $5.95 Per Month Paid $35.70
Every Six (6) Months, $6.95 Per Month Paid $20.85 Quarterly, Or
$8.95 Per Month Paid Monthly; No Setup Fee (Special) ($5.95 One-Time
Setup Fee Without Special (No Setup Fee If Big Zoo Calling Card
Customer)); Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help Or Limited E-Mail Tech
Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software; One (1) POP3/SMTP
E-Mail Account; No Newsgroups; No Webspace; 150 Hours Monthly On Big
Zoo Network; Automatic "Over Hours" Charges Of $1 Per
Hour Over 150 Monthly; Domain Registered April 1999;
First Appeared On Freedomlist August 2001 [Listing Updated
07-16-02]
WorldLinkISP $79.40 Lowest First Year Cost;
$5.95 Per Month Paid $17.85 Quarterly (Six (6) Month, Annual, Or Two
(2) Year Payments Also Accepted); $8 One-Time Setup Fee;
Credit/Debit Cards, Electronic Checks ($2 Fee Per Check), Or
Cash/Money Order (In Person); Long Distance Phone Or E-Mail Tech
Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software; Five (5) POP3/SMTP
& Webmail E-Mail Accounts; No Newsgroups; 20MB Webspace;
Unlimited Hours Monthly On Qwest Network; Toll-Free Phone Signup
& Initial Setup Help Also Available; Domain Registered August
2001; First Appeared On Freedomlist September 2002 [Listing Updated
01-09-03]
ISPSaver $95.60, $93.80, Or $92 Lowest
First Year Cost; $7.30, $7.15, Or $7 Per Month Paid $21.90
Quarterly, $42.90 Every Six (6) Month, Or $84 Annually; $8 One-Time
Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans Available; Credit/Debit Cards; Online
Help, Toll-Free Phone, Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Only; No Required
Software; Five (5) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts (10MB
Storage Total); No Newsgroups; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours Monthly
On Qwest Network; Domain Registered July 2002; First Appeared On
Freedomlist December 2002 [Listing Updated
01-09-03]
CheapDialup $96 Or $90 Lowest First Year
Cost; $8 Per Month Paid $24 Quarterly Or $7.50 Per Month Paid $90
Annually; No Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans Available; Credit/Debit
Cards; Online Help, "Ticket" Sumbission System, Or Toll-Free Phone
Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software; One (1) POP3/SMTP
& Webmail E-Mail Account; No Newsgroups; No Webspace; Unlimited
Hours Monthly On CheapDialup Network (Using Combination Of
Networks); 14-Day Free Trial; 7-Day Money Back Guarantee; Domain
Registered May 2002; First Appeared On Freedomlist October 2002
[Listing Updated
10-30-02]
Payment
In Advance More Than Quarterly
Hawk
Communications $83.40 Or $77.88 Lowest First Year Cost;
$6.95 Per Month Paid $83.40 Annually Or $6.49 Per Month Paid $155.76
Every Two (2) Years; No Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans Available;
Credit/Debit Cards Or Mailed Checks/Money Orders; Online Help,
Toll-Free Phone, Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required
Software; Two (2) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts (5MB
Storage Each); Newsgroup Access; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours
Monthly On Hawk LOCAL Network (Using Combination Of Networks);
Related To Access4Less, Access-4-Free, & JoiInternet; 7-Day
Money Back Guarantee; Online Account Management System; V.92
Available On Some Access Numbers; Users Report That SMTP Port 25 Is
Not Blocked; Domain Registered June 1999; First Appeared On
Freedomlist September 2001 [Listing Updated
01-09-03]
JoiInternet $83.40 Or $77.88 Lowest First
Year Cost; $6.95 Per Month Paid $83.40 Annually Or $6.49 Per Month
Paid $155.76 Every Two (2) Years; No Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans
Available; Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help, Toll-Free Phone, Or
E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software; Two (2)
POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts (5MB Storage Each);
Newsgroup Access; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours Monthly On Hawk LOCAL
Network (Using Combination Of Networks); Related To Hawk
Communications, Access4Less & Access-4-Free; Unused Term Money
Back Service Guarantee; Online Account Management
System; V.92 Available On Some Access Numbers; Users Report That
SMTP Port 25 Is Not Blocked; Domain Registered April 2002; First
Appeared On Freedomlist May 2002 [Listing Updated
01-09-03]
ZCloud Internet Services $91.39 Lowest
First Year Cost; $7.62 Per Month Paid $99 One-Time-Total For First
13 Months; No Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans Available; Credit/Debit
Cards, Electronic Checks, Mailed Checks/Money Orders, Or PayPal;
Online Help, Long Distance Phone, Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or
Dialer; No Required Software; Two (2) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail
Accounts; Newsgroup Access; 5MB FTP Webspace Available Upon Request;
200 Or 300 Hours Monthly Depending On Network Chosen On Choice Of
Either Qwest, BroadWing, Or XO Communications Networks; Must Sign-Up
Using Special Sign-Up Link & On
First Day Of The Month To Receive Full 13 Months For $99; 10-Day
Full Money Back Guarantee; Domain Registered July 2001; First
Appeared On Freedomlist October 2001 [Listing Updated
03-26-02]
HighStream $96 Lowest First Year Cost; $8
Per Month Paid $191.99 Every Two (2) Years; No Setup Fee; Other Rate
Plans Available; Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help, Toll-Free Phone,
Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software; Two (2)
POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts; Newsgroup Access; No
Webspace; 300 Hours Monthly (Limited To 10 Hours Per Day) On BOTH
Qwest & UU Networks (ALL Listed Access Numbers For BOTH Networks
Are Included); Related To AllVantage & QualGuard; 30-Day Money
Back Guarantee; V.92 Available On Some Access Numbers; Online
Account Management System; Domain Registered January 2001; First
Appeared On Freedomlist February 2001 [Listing Updated
10-30-02]
Special Mention ISPs
The Special Mention ISPs don't
fit into one of the other categories, include at least 150 hours
monthly of 56k access, and include multi-state regional ISPs, ISPs
that cost between $96 and $107 for the first year but with a regular
rate of $8 or less per month paid monthly, and ISPs with a special
rate lasting at least 4 months of less than $5 per month. These ISPs
are listed in order of lowest monthly cost, for the lowest cost rate
plan offered.
FreeDialup.org $0.00 Per Month; No Setup
Fee; Online Help Or Help Forum Tech Support; DUN Only; No Required
Software; No E-Mail Accounts (SMTP NOT Provided); No Newsgroups; No
Webspace; Unlimited Hours Monthly On G4 Communications Network;
Regional Service Coverage In MA, NH, & RI; Domain Registered
August 2001; First Appeared On Freedomlist October 2001 [Listing Updated
07-10-02]
GazelleVillage $23.90 Lowest First Year
Cost; $0.83 Per Month Paid $9.95 Annually; $13.95 One-Time Setup
Fee; Other Rate Plans Available; Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help,
Long Distance Phone ($9.95 Per Contact), Or E-Mail ($9.95 Per
Contact) Tech Support; REQUIRES GazelleVillage Software Dialer
(1.15MB) (NO Ad Banner Or Toolbar); Unlimited POP3/SMTP &
Webmail E-Mail Accounts (Available To Anyone); No Newsgroups; No
Webspace; Limited Hours Monthly On Qwest Network; Online Usage Check
System; Read TOS For Details On Usage Limitations, Possible
Additional "Over Hours" Fees, & Other Information;
Automatic One (1) Hour Disconnects; Domain Registered July 2000;
First Appeared On Freedomlist June 2002 [Listing Updated
11-17-02]
777Access $101 Lowest First Year Cost;
$7.77 Per Month Paid Monthly; $8 One-Time Setup Fee; Credit/Debit
Cards; Online Help, Live Instant Chat Online Help (24/7), Toll-Free
Phone (24/7), Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required
Software; Five (5) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts (10MB
Storage Total); No Newsgroups; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours Monthly
On Qwest, Star/MegaPOP, Or Level3 Network Depending On Location;
Related To 650 Dial Up; Online Account Management System; Domain
Registered August 2002; Domain Registered August 2002; First
Appeared On Freedomlist August 2002 [Listing Updated
11-17-02]
OpenMinds $105.35 Lowest First Year Cost;
$7.95 Per Month Paid Monthly; $9.95 One-Time Setup Fee; Credit/Debit
Cards; Toll Free Phone Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required
Software; Five (5) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts; No
Newsgroups; No Webspace; 200 Or Unlimited Hours Monthly Depending On
Network Used On, Qwest, Broadwing, Star/MegaPOP, Or Level3 Networks
(ALL Listed Access Numbers For ALL Networks Are Included); Related
To VBS; Online Account Management System; V.92 Available On Some
Access Numbers; Domain Registered June 2002; First Appeared On
Freedomlist June 2002 [Listing Updated
12-11-02]
VBS $105.40 Lowest First Year Cost; $7.95
Per Month Paid Monthly; $10 One-Time Setup Fee; Credit/Debit Cards;
Toll Free Phone Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software;
Five (5) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Accounts; No Newsgroups; No
Webspace; 200 Or Unlimited Hours Monthly Depending On Network Used
On, Qwest, Broadwing, Star/MegaPOP, Or Level3 Networks (ALL Listed
Access Numbers For ALL Networks Are Included); Related To OpenMinds;
Online Account Management System; V.92 Available On Some Access
Numbers; Domain Registered September 1996; First Appeared On
Freedomlist August 2002 [Listing Updated
12-11-02]
Limited Free Or Nearly Free
ISPs The Limited
Free Or Nearly Free ISPs have no recurring fees and offer nationwide
or coast-to-coast multi-state service coverage. These ISPs are
listed alphabetically.
Access-4-Free $0.00 Up To $10 Per Month
Paid $0.00 Up To $10 Monthly; $4.95 One-Time Setup Fee; Other Rate
Plans Available; Credit/Debit Cards; Toll-Free Phone (24/7, $5 Per
Call), Online Help, Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No
Required Software; One (1) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Account
(5MB Storage); No Newsgroups; No Webspace; 10 Hours Free Per Month
Then OPTIONAL (If Use Over 10 Hours) $1 Per Hour Thereafter Up To A
Maximum Of $10 Per Month (Charged To Credit/Debit Card On File) For
Unlimited Hours For Remainder Of Month On Hawk LOCAL Network (Using
Combination Of Networks); Related To Hawk Communications,
Access4Less, & JoiInternet; Online Account Management System;
V.92 Available On Some Access Numbers; Users Report That SMTP Port
25 Is Not Blocked; Domain Registered November 2001; First Appeared
On Freedomlist December 2001 [Listing Updated
12-11-02]
address.com $0.00 Per Month; No Setup Fee;
Other Rate Plans Available; Online Help Or E-Mail Tech Support;
REQUIRES address.com Software Dialer; REQUIRES address.com Software
(1.34MB); Unlimited Web-Based E-Mail Accounts (Available To Anyone);
OPTIONAL Upgrade To POP3/SMTP E-Mail Account Available For
Additional $.66 Per Month Per
Account; No Newsgroups; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours Monthly; Many
Users Report That Software Is Extremely Invasive & Buggy;
Requires Monthly Completion Of "Offers"; Uses AffinityPath To
Provide Free ISP But Appears Different From Other AffinityPath
"Partners"; Domain Registered February 1995; First Appeared On
Freedomlist September 2000 [Listing Updated
07-26-02]
AffinityPath (See Below For "Partners")
$0.00 Per Month; No Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans Available; E-Mail Or
Toll Free Phone Tech Support; DUN Or Dialer; No Required Software
(Using Mac/Linux Setup Info); Ten (10) POP3, IMAP & Webmail
E-Mail Accounts; No Newsgroups; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours
Monthly; Requires Monthly Completion Of "Offers"; "Partners" Include
Blue Tiger, Dunning Fools, neoNet, HammerDown, Hodgepodge, Internet 4 Free, Municipal
Internet, NetTaxi, Rural Free, The Answer Man, & Wingwong;
Domain Registered March 2002; First Appeared On Freedomlist March
2002 [Listing
Updated 01-09-03]
dotNow! $0.00 Per Month; $19.95 One-Time
Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans Available; Electronic Checking Or
Savings Payment; Online Help, Long Distance Phone ($4.95 Per
Incident), Or E-Mail Tech Support; REQUIRES dotNow! Software Dialer;
REQUIRES dotNow! Software (2.78MB) (DISPLAYS Ad Banner &
Toolbar); One (1) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Account (20MB
Storage); No Newsgroups; No Webspace; Unlimited Hours Monthly On
Level3 Network; Also May Require One (1) Survey Per Month &
Distributed Computing Participation; Many Users Report Unresponsive
Support & Past Service Outages; Domain Registered March 1999;
First Appeared On Freedomlist September 2000 [Listing Updated
01-09-03]
FreeDialNow $0.00 Up To $8.50 Per Month
Paid $0.00 Up To $8.50 Monthly; $5.00 One-Time Setup Fee;
Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help Or E-Mail Tech Support; DUN Or
Dialer; No Required Software; Two (2) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail
Accounts; No Newsgroups; No Webspace; 15 Hours Free Per Month Then
OPTIONAL (If Use Over 15 Hours) $0.85 Per Hour Thereafter Up To A
Maximum Of $8.50 Per Month (Charged To Credit/Debit Card On File)
For Unlimited Hours For Remainder Of Month On Screaming Internet
Network (Using Combination Of Networks); Related To Access4Cheap;
V.92 Available On Some Access Numbers; Domain Registered December
2002; First Appeared On Freedomlist December 2002 [Listing Updated
12-11-02]
Juno Free
Internet $0.00 Or $14.95 Per Month Paid $0.00 Or $14.95
Monthly; No Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans Available; Online Help,
Toll-Free Automated Phone, Juno "Quick Help" Offline Help Software
(454Kb), Paid Phone ($1.95 Per Minute), Or AUTOMATED E-Mail Tech
Support; REQUIRES Juno Software Dialer; REQUIRES Juno Software
(434Kb) (DISPLAYS Ad Banner Toolbar); One (1) POP3/SMTP &
Webmail E-Mail Account (2MB Storage); No Newsgroups; No Webspace; 10
Hours Free Per Month Then Automatic Service Cut-Off Or OPTIONAL
Payment Of $14.95 For Juno's Extended Access Pass For Unlimited
Hours For Remainder Of Month On BOTH UU & Qwest Networks; Part
Of United Online; V.92 Available On Some Access Numbers; Software
Continues To Download After Initial 434Kb Installation For A Total
Of 7.63MB; Older Juno
Software (7.62MB) Also Available With Juno Proprietary E-Mail
Software For E-Mail Access Independent Of ISP Service; Domain
Registered December 1994; First Appeared On Freedomlist September
2000 [Listing
Updated 11-17-02]
NetZero
Free Internet $0.00 Or $19.95 Per Month Paid $0.00 Or
$19.95 Monthly; No Setup Fee; Other Rate Plans Available;
Credit/Debit Cards; Online Help, NetZero "Quick Help" Offline Help
Software (6.15MB), Toll-Free Automated Phone, Paid Phone ($1.95 Per
Minute), Or AUTOMATED E-Mail Tech Support; REQUIRES NetZero Software
Dialer; REQUIRES NetZero ZeroPort Software (416Kb) (DISPLAYS Ad
Banner Toolbar); One (1) POP3/SMTP & Webmail E-Mail Account (2MB
Storage); No Newsgroups; No Webspace; 10 Hours Free Per Month Then
Automatic Service Cut-Off Or OPTIONAL Payment Of $19.95 For
NetZero's Extended Access Pass For Unlimited Hours For Remainder Of
Month On BOTH UU & Qwest Networks; Part Of United Online; V.92
Available On Some Access Numbers; Software Continues To Download
After Initial 416Kb Installation For A Total Of 7.63MB; Domain
Registered May 1997; First Appeared On Freedomlist August 2000 [Listing Updated
11-17-02]
QualGuard Internet Access $0.00 Per Month;
$8.99 One-Time Setup Fee; Credit/Debit Cards; E-Mail Tech Support;
DUN Only; REQUIRES QAgent Software (243KB) (NO Ad Banner Or
Toolbar); No E-Mail Accounts (SMTP Is Provided); No Newsgroups; No
Webspace; 150 Hours Free Per Month On UU Network; Related To
AllVantage & HighStream; New Sign-Ups Accepted Only
Periodically; Keep Checking Website For Availability If Interested;
$20 Monthly Credit Toward Broadband Or DSL Service Also Available;
Domain Registered October 2000; First Appeared On Freedomlist
February 2001 [Listing Updated
10-02-02]
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realgeorge
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Thanks Boz for spending the Time
necessary to post this Excellent Report. _________________ If
you confess with your mouth, "Jesus Is Lord," and beleive in your
heart that God raised Him from the dead you will be saved. For,
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Rom
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Corrine administrator

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Boz! Looks like you've got it
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GREAT JOB BOZ< YOU'LL BE A
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Corrine administrator

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GREAT JOB BOZ< YOU'LL BE A GREAT MOD
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THE KID
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Corrine wrote: |
we647 wrote: |
GREAT JOB BOZ< YOU'LL BE A GREAT MOD
:grin: :P 8-) :D | Correction: He's already a great mod :D
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U Know Who Guest
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Posted: Sat Feb 02,
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Good listing - Everything
on one page with a link for each ISP. See BOZ, when you put your
mind to it, you can be useful, without being biased.
The only addition which would improve the list, (although U
would have to go back to edit each ISP), would be to indicate the
idle-timer cutoff number of minutes, if any. I would also
encourage a continual update of this list, rather than unending
posts about the smallest of changes, or changes designed to promote
cheap access on the board for certain ISP's. All in all, done very
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Boz:
There are many
things to like about your list. However, let me concentrate on one
thing I like the best-the creation of a new category, "Excluded
ISP's".
As Normaldude pointed out in an earlier post, a
person who joins Phreego who uses 250 hours a month-not necessarily
an uncommon condition in a house where several people use the
computer-will get almost TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS deducted from his
credit card for one month's usage!
Oh, sure, the extra
charges are listed in the TOS. They even send Emails to let you know
you are nearing the limit. But many people maintain a special Email
address for signing up for things which they never read. This is
because of the junk mail that you so frequently get after giving
away your Email address to a website. And what percentage of
internet users actually read the whole TOS?
I think that
visitors and newbies to this board should be warned about these
traps and pitfalls.
Now, if Webmaster will just consider
adding the list to the Free/Cheap ISP listings somehow.
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plodr

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Very useful list. I'm going to
print it out so that when the people I help who are computer
challenged need to get another ISP we can go over the list and see
which suits their pocketbook/surfing hours/access numbers.
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Thanks for the info. Very timely.
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normaldude
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Great work Boz. The master list
on Freedomlist.com can be a real jungle to navigate. Your list
really cuts down on the number of ISPs people need to focus on. Very
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Boz administrator

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plodr wrote: |
Very useful list. I'm going to print it out so
that when the people I help who are computer challenged need
to get another ISP we can go over the list and see which suits
their pocketbook/surfing hours/access numbers. Thanks,
Boz. | The funny thing
is, that is the reason that I first started putting it together, for
those people that I know who are like that!
Also, you may already know this, but I just figured it out
myself, so this could be helpful to some. Since I used BBCode when I
put it together, if you print the list out normally, none of the
links show. So, to get the links to print out, when you print the
list from Freedomlist (using IE):
-Highlight Only The "CHEAPEST OF THE CHEAP" ISPs List (The
Whole List) -Right Click On Any Part Of The Highlighted
Section -Select "Print" -Select "Selection" -Select
"Print Table Of Links" (Under "Options" Tab In IE 6.0) -Click
"Okay" (Or "Print" In IE 6.0) This prints the list itself and a
table of all of the URLs included, but not visible when the list is
printed normally. I hope this helps!  _________________
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John
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Hello;
I think Boz really
captured the moment with this list. To me it has become even more
apparent with this list, that the real area of expansion for ISP
dial up competition is the sub $8 zone. Look at the list Boz has
here. It is diverse, a number of new businesses are in it, and some
older ones.
I see the monthly payment providers and anual
payment providers pushing each other, competing like nowhere else in
the industry.
The big boys do not compete like this at all.
They are the dinosaurs that figure they are on the top of the food
pyramid. These new discount ISP's could change the business of the
future, they are the ground floor opportunity taken by some
adventuresome entrepreneurs.
And Freedomlist is where you go
to find out about them.
And Freedomlist is where they should
feel welcome to come and tell us about their new ISP offerings.
Good luck to them all.
Good net to us all,
John _________________ I got burned by the accesscheap
debacle. So, I know how stupid I can be. Fortunately, in person, I
only look half as stupid as I really am.
http://www.access-4-free.com/ is my backup isp.
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great list! Guest
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Boz administrator

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I made some minor updates/changes
to the list (see the first post in this thread). Nothing big.
I am disappointed that accesscheap hasn't followed through
with updating their website for monthly accounts and the addition of
optional POP3/SMTP e-mail. But I guess the more important matter is
that they are continuing to provide excellent service to their
existing customers.
Poetworld Internet seems to have
launched successfully and is offering 3 day trial accounts. Has
anyone tried it out?
Talent Group, although creating a stir
now and then, seems to have straightened out and seems to be
providing good service to its customers.
Well, nothing too
exciting is going on, but it sure is nice to have these good cheap
ISPs available!  _________________
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Boz administrator

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I decided to add LyonL to the list (see the first post in this
thread). It was first posted on Freedomlist at http://www.freedomlist.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5739
by loki304 on 03 Feb 2002 and it looks like a great find!
I
decided to include it in the list because with the $9.95 special for
4 months of service, with no obligation to continue past 4 months,
and with the guarantee not to raise their regular $9.95 monthly rate
until 2003, right now the average first 12-month cost is $7.46. And
who knows what will happen in a few months. Maybe they will lower
their regular price to $8 per month or less?
They are unique
in that they have 24/7 toll-free tech support a different toll-free
customer service/sign-up number, and even a different toll-free
billing inquiry number.
Although their website makes it look
like (at least from what I could see) that software is required,
according to their tech support, a DUN connection is just fine, and
the software is NOT required.
Although their website is not
fully functional at this point, apparently being a very new service,
their toll-free phone numbers (that are answered within moments, at
least on the several times that I called), more than makes up for it
at this time. _________________
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lyonl 4 months looks good, anyone
looking for a cheap isp for a few months it is a good deal for 2.49
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Boz administrator

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Posted: Mon Feb 11,
2002 14:36 pm Post subject:
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LyonL & Poetworld Listings
Updated (see the first post in this
thread). _________________
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THE KID
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What i posted that you deleted
Corrine was how can something be nearly free? Its either free or its
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blsJason

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What i posted that you deleted Corrine was
how can something be nearly free? Its either free or its not.
Other than that Boz did a good job.
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your point, however I think that the term "Free ISP" has actually
been reclassified as 'Setup Fee Only ISP.' Still, if QualGuard ever
does accept new sign-ups, $10 for however long it runs, is one heck
of a deal. I can also see where something Like Access4Less and
NetZero Free can be used as backup for emergency purposes, or even a
"light-use" ISP. _________________ BLJ - 10-Noon PST Thursdays on X58! | |
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