What is the cheapest (free??) dial-up service?

[Stinky The Clown]

[skorpo]

1. Not Free but not too expensive

My friend uses People PC.
He likes it but has an old phone package and lives in a large city.
When checking on dial-up consider that many phone companies do not allow you to stay on the line for extended periods of time.
Also, check on the #'s you would use to access the dial-up.
Make sure they are not considered toll or long distance calls.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. This is for our daughter who is on her own and barely making it.

Thanks for the info. I'll look into that! :hi:

She has no internet now. She's in suburban DC (NOVA), so there should be plenty of access numbers that are local for her. A low cost dial up will allow her to get e-mail and do some modest surfing.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. I just checked. She'd have like 30+ access numbers.

Do you use them?

[skorpo]

5. Here's a dial-up with 10 free hrs a month.

I haven't used dial-up for a long time but have helped friends set theirs up.
None of my friends wanted only 10 hrs, but this might be OK for her.
Juno was taken over by NetZero and if you google "Net Zero Free" you can check out their free offer.
Hope this helps.

[Stinky The Clown]

6. Thanks! That *is* helpful

[2Design]

7. I used peoplepc for a very long time and was happy -

once I got near cable where the cost was not too bad I switched - even though my cost has gone up - I sill go with cable

[skorpo]

4. Here's another to consider

Juno is also not expensive. She may get a discount during the 1st yr.

[Kali]

8. I use sitestar - think they are on the east coast or that direction

about $14/month PLUS the phone bill - probably not worth it for somebody that has better cable possibilities. I mostly use them because my e-mail migrated there when they bought the last company that had it. Been following that for 10 years.

http://www.sitestar.net/rates.cfm

My Dad uses netzero or something like that.