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Still looking for a really great, free ISP?
You're about three years too late.

The bad news is that since the end of the Nasdaq bubble in Internet stocks, the collapse of pricing for internet advertising has made the concept of a free ISP account unworkable (remember DrKoop.com?).

The good news is that there are still a number of moderately priced choices (cheap!) ISPs out there. The following table describes the current state of the "Free" ISP business (or formerly free ISPs) and what your options are.

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ISP NameStatusMonthy FeeSetup feeGood FeaturesBad Features
Netzero Free Okay if you use less than 10 hours/month Free None Free
  • Limited to 10 hours/month
  • Netzero Port with required clickthroughs to stay online
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    Juno Free
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    		 Juno is now part of United Online, merged with Netzero. Juno does not appear in the FindAnISP.com directory because they do not publish their modem numbers publicly Free None
  • Free
  • 16 MB Website
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  • Ad bar
  • Ads before you sign on, Ads while you sign on, Ads when you log off, Ads after you log off, Popup Ads every minute or so
  • Limited hours
  • Fewer Modems
  • Email solicitations
  • Required personal survey and Usage tracking
  • Short idle disconnect
  • Proprietary Email
  • Tech Support is $1.95/minute
  • No Mac version of software
  • Aggressive measures to boot heavy users
  • Basically, this service is designed to annoy you until you sign up for the Platinum service
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    Free Trials
    ISP NameStatusMonthy FeeSetup feeGood FeaturesBad Features
    Regional Free ISPs
    ISP NameStatusMonthy FeeSetup feeGood FeaturesBad Features
    nyx.net
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    		Denver, Colorado areaFreeNoneFree Shell AccountOnly available in Denver
    Low Cost Alternatives
    ISP NameStatusMonthy FeeSetup feeGood FeaturesBad Features
    ConnectTo Net Logo
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    		Good Basic access - affiliate program$9.999.00Complete account, nationwide access$9 setup fee
    Netzero Platinum
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    		 Pay to stay online $9.95 None No Ad bar
  • Multiple reports of prepaid accounts terminated for "excessive use"
  • Live Tech support is $1.95/minute or $14.95 per call
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    Juno Platinum Where Juno wants you to go $9.95 None Full set of dialup numbers
  • Proprietary software
  • Usage tracking
    • Dead and long gone
    dialfree.netSuccumbed to "Marketing Survey" ploy by Rhinopoint
    freei.netChapter 11 - 10/2000, acquired by Netzero
    freewwweb.com7/2000 - acquired by Juno
    ifreedom.comShut down 9/2000 - acquired by Netzero
    1stUpOut of money - free.lycos.com, Excite Freelane, cymo.com, bootbox,...
    SpinwaySold to K-Mart to become bluelight.com (Free Alta Vista, nbci,...
    Webcombo.comFree acccess for life (or until we run out of money)
    Worldspy.comAcquired by Juno

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