ISP

[cli168]

Hi,
What is the cheapest ISP available?

Thanks

[millervt]

It depends on where you are. Juno and Bluelight are pretty cheap. Often the best deal is a local ISP.

[moful]

If you are looking for unlimited hours, the cheapest one I know of is NetZero Platinum. It's $9.95 a month. They still offer free internet access, but it's limited to 10 hours a month and you will have to deal with banner ads.

[dlm]

Has anyone tried blue frog internet? They are only for the New York state area. They charge $25 per 6 months. Saw them at [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now]
My Aunt lives in NY and is tring to find a free or almost free ISP
Here is their web address
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[qwho99]

The best/cheapest WAS AT&T's $4.95/month for 150 hrs. HOWEVER, since they have d/c'd that plan(& tripled their comparable rates), I will be changing to Juno. I haven't yet b/c I have already been billed for Dec/Jan @ the $4.95 rate. I will be changing to Juno next month tho. (Unless someone comes up with some better suggestions before then! Hint, Hint!!!)
Good luck hunting!



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[moful]

I hated that AT&T $4.95 plan. All the flashing banners and pop up ads drove me crazy.

[Pipanella]

If you live in Ohio, you might want to try Bright Net. It's $16.95 a month, if you pay for a year all at once. No banners or ads, and that's for unlimited usage. They give you 5 MB of free web space.

They also have an e-mail virus scan service that is free. It scans all your incoming e-mail and separates any with viruses and delivers it to a site online. This service also has a junk mail filter, and much of your junk mail goes to the same place. You then can log in to the site and safely view the mail that had the virus and the junk mail.

[Corganiacs]

I use Prodigy. It is not the cheapest around, but it is very dependable. We are thinking of switching to AOL next August when our contract with Prodigy expires. My friend's parents use a combination of free ISPs. They use NetZero and Juno. Have you considered that?

[tasker109]

walmart has unlimited for 9.94 a month unlimited. its not a bad connection at all. i have free juno on the laptop and it IS a pain in the butt but we dont use it all that much so i hate to pay monthly for something we dont use that much.

[barbaralarry]

Thanks for all these leads! I didnt post this question, but I am sure glad to have read your answers. I need a new ISP, Earthlink goes up to $21.95 next month. They are OUTAHERE!

I'll check into the one in Ohio, didnt know about them, big thanks!

And AT&T offers unlimited for the same price $16.95 I think, if you are a customer fo AT&T. The card is in front of me so I can type the phone and web address for any to check into.
1-888-446-8967
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I think you have to be a cardholder or a phone user of their long distance. Not sure which, or if both, since I am both.

EDIT-
I just clicked on the link and here is the fine print. The good news, you get a month free... the bad news, the price I quoted is limited hours. See for yourselves...
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[sjoyner1]

I have AT&T but will be getting rid of them they charge you for questions after the first 30 days, the charge is $17.00 per call and I refuse to pay that must just for a question.

[Sigh]

I was considering trying out Verison. From what I hear they are comparable to AT&T. I had no ideo AT&T charged so much for service like that. I never even thought about looking at what verison charged for phone calls. I think I will if I choose to switch. I use Earthlink and I'm about fed up them too. They went up right after AOL did. I wouldn't go with AOL at all. I've heard too many horrible things from techies about them. I've heard a lot of complaints here and there about things like connection speed. One guy I know who had AOL, frequently couldn't get past 26,00bps on his 56k modem. They're are popular, but I think it's because of advertising not the quality of the company.

[cli168]

Thanks for all the replys.

[moful]

I use AOL and I love it. I've pretty much tried every other ISP(MSN, Earthlink, AT&T, etc.) but I always come back to AOL. There are so many features on AOL that are not available with other ISP's.

[Maxie X]

I pay $40/mo for high speed always on cable. That includes a cable modem rental. If you figure it out, it's just ~slightly~ more.
MONTHLY CHARGES:
Dial Up ISP $21
Extra phone line $15
Total $36

And with the d/l's I do including MP3's and gaming etc it is WELL worth the extra $4/mo

WARNING: Once you get used to high speed internet you will never want to go back to slow dial-up.

AND....if you are in a Comcast area, they have an excellent offer right now in where your 1st month is free and THEY are paying $100 to ppl who sign up.
You'll have to Call 1.888.793.9800 for specifics in your area.
Good Luck!