Title: Budget Isp
squatpuke - December 21, 2005 05:05 PM (GMT)
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My 57 y/o mom has NEVER had a computer...and is "mouse" challenged.
Got me an old dell handmedown from my inlaws and reformatted with W2KP.
She's ready to give it a go...but needs get online to update and try things out...
Personally, I want to get a quality dial-up ISP...from a REAL ISP. But that's 20 bucks a month.....and she's not sure she want's to pay that much...
What about the budget stuff like peoplepc, earthlink, juno, etc....
Got any recommendattions....
I just hate installing all those crappy advertisment spyware browsers that come with those cheap AOL type places...
Advice?
GutterRat - December 21, 2005 05:12 PM (GMT)
REally, with the budget ones - it's pick your poison. None of them are great - all of them have adware. The one that I've had the least amount of problems w/ is NetZero.
rasplundjr - December 22, 2005 08:25 AM (GMT)
I liked spin... but I think they upped there prices since I quit.... was $10 then $15 dunno now....
clayman - December 22, 2005 02:10 PM (GMT)
I've enjoyed NetZero - but it's only 10 hours per month for free. And, they'll cut you off in the middle of a download when you exceed 9:59:59...
I did the same for my mom about 8 years ago. Built her a machine from spare parts and put some free service on it (I think it was Juno e-mail). Now, she's addicted. She's got RoadRunner, is online all the time, playing Yahoo games with her sisters.
Knight4God - December 22, 2005 04:43 PM (GMT)
What about EV1.net?
It's like 10.00 a month,but has an initial 60.00 startup fee. :shakeit:
oIgo - December 22, 2005 08:10 PM (GMT)
I have Netzero and I don't have a problem yet. I'm in my three months free period, but it's like $10/month after that.
squatpuke - December 22, 2005 08:20 PM (GMT)
Thanks good bros...I'll check out netzero...