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Inexpensive and Free Dialup Internet Service Providers
With AOL stepping back from the dialup market in the US, what's left?
In most areas, there are local phone companies and other local companies offering dialup services. You might be interested in them for multiple reasons, including supporting your local businesses. Some even have arrangements to use the large dialup networks that the large ISP's use, too.
One local ISP in my area seems intent on raising its dialup prices until they drive off their customers. Strangely, it's the same phone company that sells DSL service to most of Baton Rouge, so they aren't endearing themselves to their potential DSL clients. Bellsouth obviously has some really bright marketing people, or some really clueless ones, since they think this will work...
I started a Bellsouth dialup account a few years ago after I had my cable ISP account. Since the cable ISP offered me no ability for backup dialup service (they do now, but the last time I looked, the pricing was still exhorbitant). My Bellsouth limited dialup account, which gave me something like 10 hours per month, was $4.95 per month. Then, $5.95, $7.95, $9.95 and was up to $11.95 per month when I said "Good Bye, Bellsouth!"
What triggered me to write this article? A friend recently asked for help to find another dialup ISP, since Bellsouth had raised his charge to $18 per month.
Today's dialup ISP market is much more friendly and price-competitive. Companies like NetZero and PeoplePC offer unlimited dialup service for about $10 per month.
NetZero even goes one better than that. I've written about this before, but it's worth repeating. NetZero offers a free 10-hour-per-month dialup internet access, including email and webmail. Obviously this can't be totally free; the trade-off is that you allow them to display ads while you're using it.
I've got one of these NetZero Free accounts. It's great as a backup if my cable Internet service is out. It's also a good choice for times when I'm travelling.
NetZero Platinum is their paid service, which gives you "unlimited Internet access" without their ad banners. NetZero is offering this $9.95/month service for $6.95/month for the first year, with a 12-month commitment. They also offer a second premium service called NetZero 3-G, which includes their 3-G acceleration, a popup blocker, more email storage (2GB instead of 1GB), and Norton Antivirus Online. They also offer NetZero Platinum without an annual commitment for $9.95 per month.
So, we've got two good choices in the $10 price range: NetZero Free and NetZero.
If you're paying $25 per month to AOL, it's time to check out the alternatives. You can even keep your AOL email address.
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