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Re: Free Internet (FINALLY) Wheee!
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Wed, 12 Apr 2000 21:42:58 GMT
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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 on-line time last month, although £50+ was
identified as 'short calls', i.e. where their modems picked up but didn't
connect! It's definitely _not_ a good service (about 20 connection failures
before getting in at 14.4 or 33.6!), but it's just about useable for now.
OTOH, take a look at Breathe.net (a la TRU) - £50 set-up fee, then nothing
else to pay. Then again, there are loads of ISPs jumping on this bandwagon,
so we'll all soon be on free net calls anyway 8-)
Just Jono .oO
Richard Franks <spontificus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Fsx4Iu.CB2@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Huw Millington writes:
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> > What's the deal with this - and where's the catch? The website just gives • a
> > phone number and no details.
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> If you're already use NTL for your phone line and TV (the £9.95 a month
> package), then you get totally free internet.
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> 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 :)
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> 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).
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> I phoned the number, and got my CD yesterday.. that part's free, and it • has
> more detailed info :)
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> 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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| (...) Well I have applied for this since Feb and they have too many subscribers so I am still paying full whack, and I can hardly ever connect. I only log on about once a week, so J-Box page may lag a bit. If any one wants to take over let me know. (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| (...) 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 (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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