Subj : Re: Hi
To   : MIKE JACKSON
From : PHILIP LOZIER
Date : Mon Jun 26 2000 12:54 am

-> AS> when you have pay-free internet =) P.S. i don't =(
->
-> There are a few ISP's in the U.S. that give away Internet Access, but
-> you usually have to use thier software and they monitor what you do.
-> The ISP that I use is $10 a month for unlimited access.

Just discussing this in another echo... most of the free ISP's require
you use their proprietary software, out of three of these that I tried,
one claims that they DO NOT monitor your activities at all...  this is
Spinway.com (http://www,spinway.com)...  I used it for a short time
until I discovered FreeWWWeb (http://www.freewwweb.com).  What I found
to be unbeatable about freewwweb as far as free ISP's go is that you DO
NOT need to use proprietary software at all.  You need only create an
account on their homepage with a browser capable of https, then you can
configure whatever it is you use to dial the internet with their
settings, and BANG, you're in.  DOS users are accesing this free ISP
with browsers such as Arachne, and, the reason that I found it usefull
is that I can use TransX for my FTP exchanges to the BBS with absolutely
no problems at all, which you can't do on the other free ISP's.  They
claim you must have your browser set with their homepage as the default
homepage in your browser, but, so far this hasn't given me any problems
when not using the browser and only doing automated routines.  They
claim to be the original free ISP since 1996, and the great thing is
that people using ANY operating system at all can gain access once they
have created their account.  Many people who can't do https will go to
their local library and use their computers to set up the account, then
go home and configure their dialer.  I highly recommend it to anybody in
the US looking for a free ISP.
--- Platinum Xpress/Wildcat! v1.4a
 * Origin: Capital Station BBS Poestenkill, NY  518-283-3088 (1:267/200)

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