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Re: Free Internet (FINALLY) Wheee!
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Wed, 12 Apr 2000 19:23:18 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Huw Millington writes:
> What's the deal with this - and where's the catch? The website just gives a
> phone number and no details.
If you're already use NTL for your phone line and TV (the £9.95 a month
package), then you get totally free internet.
If you're with BT or someone else, then you get sent an adapter that allows you
to make calls on your BT-line, via (charged by) NTL. There is a minimum £10 a
month charge for non-internet calls. So if you use £8 worth of telephone calls,
then you get charged £10, if you use £15, then you get charged £15. Apart from
the £10 monthly charge for, BT users can also get free internet :)
It's better than the Alta-Vista offer (which sparked off the competition),
which is £30-£50 startup, with a £20 (?) annual fee.. and better than the BT
offer which is free from 6pm-midnight but about £2 an hour during the daytime
(IIRC).
I phoned the number, and got my CD yesterday.. that part's free, and it has
more detailed info :)
Um, but don't phone the technical support at £1 a minute :) Tis simple enough
anyway, oh - and the nicest thing is that it lets you choose whether you want
to use MSIE or NN! It also has a cruddy front-end to the DUN - but it's easy to
get the phone-number, DNS-servers, and create your own DUN :)
Catch-wise is a 10 minute auto-disconnect for non-use (which if you use a
mailer to check for email every 9 minutes or less won't be a problem). There's
also a 2-hour maximum online period, before auto cut-off, to stop people
staying online 24/7. These things won't bother most people, and are subject to
change in the future.
Richard
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| Telewest / Cable and Wireless are offering unlimited on-line time for £10 a month (plus £10 non-internet calls). Not as free as a free thing, but cheaper than my bill would otherwise have been! According to my bill, I would have spent over £200 for (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
| | | Re: Free Internet (FINALLY) Wheee!
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| "Richard Franks" <spontificus@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Fsx4Iu.CB2@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) <info snipped> Thanks for the lowdown. The market is so volatile at the moment its difficult to know which service to go for. Not being an NTL (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Free Internet (FINALLY) Wheee!
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| Richard Franks <spontificus@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FsvFyw.Jn0@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) night, (...) What's the deal with this - and where's the catch? The website just gives a phone number and no details. Huw (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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