----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip S Tellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 4:23 AM
Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Caltiger
> Guys, caltiger (http://www.caltiger.com/) is offerring free internet
> access for life. All you have to do is go to their site and register.
> Registration in Bombay starts on 25th March. They make money through
> advts displayed at the top of your screen.
>
> That was basically the advt. Here's the truth:
>
> Really pathetic web pages. Deserves an entry in the html hell page.
> Their connections are advt as being fast. Through my shell account, I had
> a quick initial burst of data (16K) and then sudden stop - the remaining
> 3K took at least 12 seconds to download (thats 2kbps)
>
> The page uses javascript to open new windows and frames for accessing.
> There is absolutely no alternative for persons with non-javascript,
> non-frame browsers, and persons with visual disabilities would have a hard
> time navigating around - given the windows that pop up when you click on
> links.
>
> Lets wait for the 25th to see how service is. Don't know if they support
> linux yet, but we'll be sure to let them know if they don't.
>
> Philip
Today I downloaded their adbar and guess what, I was able to connect to my
ISP using their adbar and it even shows me ads. My ISP uses PAP for
authentication, so I guess anyone can use the Caltiger without the adbar.
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