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Cheap Dial-Up ISPs Gain Ground
prostoalex writes "PC World takes a look at the proliferation of sub-$10-per-month Internet service providers and notices that the market for low-priced dial-up access is actually up in this weak economy. The low rates, with $4.75 per month quoted as the cheapest, are not abundant with features, and many of the dial-up providers don't give you an e-mail account or Web space, but it seems to be a plausible option for many. But reliability is a big issue, since 'about 20 of the startup ISPs [...] shutter within a year.'"
The Broadband companies and the Internet Porn companies are teaming up to get people to buy broadband connections for faster porn access.
They get them hooked via these cheapie dial-up outfits, then migrate them over to the cable or DSL when the porn addiction sets in.
Opinionated Law Student Strikes Again!
saying that you can get DSL-like speeds, i'm sure Joe Sixpack will get in on that $9.95 a month deal in a hurry.
you don't need broadband for many uses!
Shhhhhh! Have you forgotten where we are?
Moderation: +4. Modded 70% Funny and 30% Overrated. 100% Saturated.
How big is Holland? Couldn't you just open the door on the windmill and let your fellow citizens know about that deal?
Is it a toll call to Holland from Nebraska USA?
... if it weren't for this slow dialup connection!
Certainly, and we do so all the time. But in the rare instances we want to actually communicate with, say, Nebraska we might e-mail them.
Free, for $1.50 an hour?
I know we have a lot of definitions of "free" on Slashdot, but ...
Like some other posters have already mentioned, we've had free ISPs in the UK for years. Since we pay for local calls, the ISP cut a deal that gives them a percentage of the amount we pay for calls.
Can even the most ardent US-basher parse that statement? ;)
Yes, we're so far behind Europe, where free things are paid for by the minute :)
so what you're saying is that you're connected to the Information Supercowpath? :)
My journal has hot
dialup is all I'm going to need.
CEE5210S The signal SIGHUP was received.