Free or Low-cost ISP (vanity)

VANITY ^

[OneWayToGo]

Sorry for the vanity post here folks...but I'm looking for a free or low cost dial-up ISP for when I'm on the road. I've tried Juno but I can't stand that banner ad that's permanently docked. AOL is out of the question...your thoughts are appreciated!!

[Rebelbase]

" I can't stand that banner ad "

You get what you pay for.

[TomGuy]

Nearly all of the free ad-supported ones have gone.
I read something just the other day that Walmart (Walmart.com) is offering full internet at $9.95 per month. (It doesn't have a local number for my area, so I haven't looked further at it's offering.)

[Quicksilver]

Netzero, free 10 hours per month, $9.95 for paid service.

[wienerdog.com]

And it's slow, and the ads are not just annoying; they are maddening.

[DonQ]

Because of the collapse of so many Dot-Com businesses last year, several of the Free ISPs simply shut down circa Xmas 2000. Some of the few survivors - such as Juno, NetZero, and Bluelight - announced that they'd stay free - but would ration out the time to members, some pathetically small ration averaging less than an hour a day.

Moreover, even if you used them, you'd discover you'd have to tolerate countless interruptions with pop-up ads, a smaller screen to accommodate advertising banners in the margins, and usually slower access (which would really eat up your rationed time).

I opted for Juno's PAID access, about $10 per month for unlimited time, which is half the price of MSN's regular access and about a fourth of the cable TV deluxe access, and about the only difference is that, when commencing my session, I have to click past two advertisements, which takes about ten seconds. If the Juno paid access is not as fast as the more expensive ISPs, I must admit that my computer and my typing skills are not so sophisticated as to make that difference significant to me.

I also use Hotmail's free e-mail service, which has the distinct advantage of being accessible (by password) from any terminal I might use while traveling, and the drawback to that free service is being able to keep only about 100 messages at a time but for $13 per Year I upgraded to five times more storage.

[ChuckR163]

Go to www.isps.com. You can search by price, area code, and other features.

[MudPuppy]

Juno user here also. We pay $9.95 for unlimited access and don't have to deal with pop-up ads.
We've had no problem with Juno since then.

[PatriotGames]

Netzero