Yep, $10 a month special. I've been very happy with XMission, although I have never used their dial-up service, I've used them with my DSL. About the closest to bare sparkin' wire as you can get. Unfortunately, I had to drop them when I move to iProvo. MStar has been good on iProvo.
Robert > -----Original Message----- > From: David Landry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:23 PM > To: Robert LeBlanc > Subject: Re: [uug] Good, inexpensive dial-up ISP > > Gross. This was the paid version? In that case I'd like to put forth > PeoplePC. They're a cheap dial-up ISP owned by Earthlink. I've never > used their service, but I have used Earthlink and know that there was a > way to get around using Earthlink's dialer, so I assume there should be > a way to do the same for PeoplePC. > > Oh, the merger happened some time ago, but Juno and NetZero still exist > in the same way you can still buy a Compaq, despite the fact that they > were bought out by HP. If you go to the bottom of NetZero and Juno's > web site, you'll notice a link to unitedonline.net which says "$company > is a United Online company". > > -David > > > Robert LeBlanc wrote: > > I just installed NetZero for someone on a Mac just a few weeks ago and > > you still have to use their custom dialer. It mucks up all the standard > > dialing in the OS. It took me an hour to get it working since they moved > > over from a different provider to NetZero. Everything that I remember > > about he install was NetZero and not "United Online" so I must be real > > recent. > > > > Roebrt > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> On Behalf Of David Landry > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:00 PM > >> To: BYU Unix Users Group > >> Subject: Re: [uug] Good, inexpensive dial-up ISP > >> > >> Just so you know, Juno and NetZero merged some time back (to form > >> "United Online"), so if it comes down to choosing between those two it > >> (theoretically) shouldn't make a difference. Also, I'm fairly certain > >> that both did away with their banner ads for paid subscribers well > >> before the merger. > >> > >> -David > >> > >> Aaron Luman wrote: > >> > >>> I had friends who used MStar back in the day (before they went > >>> high-speed) and had very good experiences with it. I know that they > >>> have recommended it to people who couldn't/didn't want to go > >>> > > high-speed. > > > >>> Aaron > >>> > >>> On Jan 17, 2006, at 1:29 PM, Robert LeBlanc wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> If you are going to pay for NetZero, I wouldn't. It hijacks your > >>>> > > dialer > > > >>>> and requires that you use their NetZero bar when online. I like it > >>>> > > for > > > >>>> the occasional dial-up though. I'd look into Xmission or MStar. > >>>> > >>>> Robert > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> > >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> > >>>>> On Behalf Of Richard Scott McNew > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:17 PM > >>>>> To: UUG > >>>>> Subject: [uug] Good, inexpensive dial-up ISP > >>>>> > >>>>> I recently was called to be the computer specialist in my stake > >>>>> > > (BYU > > > >>>>> 19th). One of the buildings where the computers I am responsible > >>>>> > > for > > > >>>>> are located needs an Internet connection because the church is > >>>>> > > moving > > > >>>>> most of the missionary application process online. Since the > >>>>> connection will not need to move huge amounts of data, I am > >>>>> > > thinking > > > >>>>> that dial-up should be fine. > >>>>> > >>>>> I would like to find an ISP with a low monthly fee, unlimited > >>>>> > > access > > > >>>>> (meaning no time limits on usage), and reliable connections > >>>>> > > (meaning > > > >>>>> no busy signals and no unexpected carrier drops). > >>>>> > >>>>> So far I have looked at netZero ($9.95) and Juno ($9.95), both of > >>>>> which seem okay, but I have never used either. I would like some > >>>>> recommendations / reviews from those of you who use (or have > >>>>> previously used) dial-up ISPs with access numbers in Provo. 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