Cheap Internet Access

George Kimery · Post by **George Kimery** » 6 Feb 2004 10:10 pm

I have a friend that wants to hook up to an internet provider as cheaply as possible. Does anybody have any suggestions?

erik · Post by **erik** » 6 Feb 2004 11:51 pm

What state? I use stowetel.com Great service if you can DIY. I had localnet but it got really slow and intollerable.

-johnson[This message was edited by erik on 06 February 2004 at 11:52 PM.]

George Kimery · Post by **George Kimery** » 7 Feb 2004 4:47 am

I didn't realize that the state would make a difference. It is Tennessee. How does Hotmail, Earthlink, Mind Spring, Yahoo, etc. compare in cost and ease of use ot AOL? My friend is a complete computer novice, so he would need something that is real user friendly. I am with AOL, so I could teach him that in a few minutes, but he doesn't like the price.

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 7 Feb 2004 6:30 am

Netzero,Juno, have a free 10hr per month,or $9.95 per month unlimited,if you are in a region that has their dialup numbers. Netzero also has $14.95 hispeed.Hope this helps some.

George,you can go on line and see if there are numbers listed that are local to him....

Bill

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Colm Chomicky · Post by **Colm Chomicky** » 7 Feb 2004 9:16 am

Also look into "bundled packages" i.e., combine phone and internet (or cable and internet) I get DSL at $27 per month, seems expensive but by bundling with my local and long distance phone under one plan, I pay a total of $77 a month for internet, unlimited long distance, and local phone service (plus get more bells and whistles on the phone, plus you can talk on phone and use internet at same time). I used to pay about the same for just local and long distance phone, with no internet. If you can't get DSL at your location, you can still bundle unlimited long distance and internet dail-up. I used to have dial-up internet, and my long distance calling plan was cheaper after I included internet.

Doug Seymour · Post by **Doug Seymour** » 7 Feb 2004 10:59 am

another possibility is allvantage.com
Their prices start @ $7.95 a month & I'm not sure of all the areas they cover.

Gere Mullican · Post by **Gere Mullican** » 7 Feb 2004 12:45 pm

Another good one is Walmart. I am in Tennessee and use them. It is only $9.94 per month unlimited and so far I like it fine.
Gere

Robert Thomas · Post by **Robert Thomas** » 10 Feb 2004 7:10 am

I use 650dialup.com. Only costs $6.50 per month. Unlimited on-line time. I use MSN for my web page and Outlook Express for e-mail. I have never had a problem with it . It's available nationwide and can't be beat. I used to use Net Zero, but had problems. 650dialup.com puts them to shame.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 10 Feb 2004 7:23 am

Guys, could you clarify if your recommended services offer just email, or whether you can surf the internet through them too?
thanks,
jc

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 10 Feb 2004 8:41 am

I pay $1033 a month, but you all benefit from that!

Back to the topic - a lot of folks I know use Juno. It seems to be the most popular low-cost service. I've never heard any complaints about it.

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Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 10 Feb 2004 8:59 am

b0b;

For $1033 a month I hope they're giving you reward certificates that you can eventually redeem for something like free air miles or a new car or perhaps a set of steak knives :>)[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 10 February 2004 at 09:00 AM.]

erik · Post by **erik** » 10 Feb 2004 9:32 pm

Specifically,

I use stowetel.com. $5 a month unlimited access, 1 email account. There is no software or configuration download. There are some instructions on the site but no support. The email is tricky to configure. I've never had a problem with the monthly charge on my card. Typical speed is around 4k a second for downloads. Surf speed around 28 - 33.

-johnson [edit, keep forgetting to add last name][This message was edited by erik on 10 February 2004 at 09:34 PM.]

Dave Potter · Post by **Dave Potter** » 19 Feb 2004 5:54 pm

Colm Chomicky said:
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At that price, DSL is dirt-cheap compared to all the pricings I've seen.[This message was edited by Dave Potter on 19 February 2004 at 05:57 PM.]