The trouble with unmetered Internet access here is that it is in it's
infancy, and everyone has tried to jump on the band wagon very
quickly. The result is too many potential customers and too few
facilities. Many complaints have resulted.
The cable company NTL are offering free unmetered access, but you will have
to wait some months to get to thew head of their waiting list. But the
service is free,although you will to route your phone calls through them to
qualify if you aren't already an existing customer.
I wouldn't pay to join one of the other advertised services run by other
companies. There have been many complaints that these just don't come up
with the goods.
The gist of this is that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Even NTL
aren't really giving the service free, they want your normal call
business. It should also be borne in mind that Net sessions are always
restricted in length when you do get connected free. Usually it is a
maximum of 2 hours, and connection speeds may be well short of the 56K
claimed (and advertised). But you can't have everything can you!
I am informed that I shall receive my free set up disk from NTL by
31.8.200 - I have been waiting since the end of April. You can find out
about them at:
http://www.askntl.com
At 16:37 02/07/00 +0100, you wrote:
>Here are a few of the unmetered (free) ISPs in the UK. http://freeisps.u-k.ac
>
>
>
>
>"B.M.Jones" wrote:
>
> > Hi Ebrima,
> >
> > Most universities have a dial-in where you can hook up to
> > the university network from your home. When you dial-in you
> > can log in with your passwork and username just like
> > you are in the campus and access the internet. It is much
> > cheaper and you can spend hours on the net and pay (local)
> > call rates.You don't need an extra line or pay monthly
> > rental. Find out from your computer centre for advice
> > before connecting through BT which as you say is expensive.
> >
> > Basil
> >
> > On Sat, 1 Jul 2000 22:51:34 GMT Ebrima Ceesay
> > <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Ous Bojang:
> > >
> > > You were/are right by saying that when you visited the UK some time
> ago, you
> > > did notice/observe that many of the Homes were not actually connected
> to the
> > > Internet. Well, this is because maintaining an Internet at home is a bit
> > > expensive here.
> > >
> > > You need a (separate) telephone line and you have to pay a monthly line
> > > rental for the phone. And apart from the monthly line rental, you
> also have
> > > to pay British Telecom (BT) for the number of minutes or hours you
> spend on
> > > the Net anytime you use it.
> > >
> > > I stand corrected here, but as I understand it, in the US, the phone
> line is
> > > completely free. Anyway, in the UK, there are now plans to introduce the
> > > same system you people have in the US, but that is not the case so
> far. No
> > > wonder, in the US, the number of adults using the Internet has
> surpassed the
> > > 100 million mark, while in the UK, there are only around 15 million
> Internet
> > > users.
> > >
> > > Having said that, I have to say that I am so glad/thrilled that I am
> about
> > > to have an Internet Connection at home. Anyway, I better go! Yus, I hope
> > > you'll find time to watch the European Cup Final tommorow.
> > > Omar Drammeh or Baboucarr Sillah: Tell me who will win the cup?
> > >
> > > Ebrima
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