From: bobrankin@ULSTER.NET
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Subject: TOURBUS EXTRA - 24 Oct 1998 - More Free Access!
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Howdy all! Lots of you wrote in reply to my "Free Internet Access"
issue with great info about other free and low cost providers around
the world, so I've collected all those comments and summarized them
for this special edition.
And in the spirit of "free", I thought you'd enjoy this contest too!
If you win the contest, just remember you heard about it here. :-)
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FREENETS
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Jan and Tony of Australia wrote:
We actually came across a site that lists many free servers world
wide that you may find interesting. Living in Australia, we are
often left out especially when it comes to "free stuff", so if we
happen to come across any more sites like this one, we'll be sure
to let you know.
http://www.y4i.com/freeaccess2.html
EDITOR'S NOTE: Wow! This page is a gold mine of FREENETs around
the world. Freenets (community-based networks set up by volunteers)
have been around for years, and some provide better service than
others. In days gone by, you could expect a text-based command line
interface with limited access time per user per day. Some now
offer graphical connections.
The page listed above has info on Freenets in these countries:
Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel,
Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine,
UK, and the USA.
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AUSTRALIA
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Paul Ward from Australia wrote:
I just read in Tuesday's "Melbourne Age" newspaper that the national
telco "Telstra" is trialling something similar to Juno in our
southeren state of Tasmania. You may find some info at the Telstra
site: http://www.telstra.com.au
EDITOR'S NOTE: The service is called Easymail but it not quite
free. Users will be able to send and receive e-mails for the
cost of a local call, or 25 cents Australian.
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DENMARK
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Jens Peter Jacobsen of Denmark wrote:
The company "Image" in Denmark offers TWO years Internet access for
DKr. 100 (Approx. US$18) It is called "1049 Light" and gives WWW
access, Mail send, Newsgroups etc., but NO mailbox and NO homepage.
(This is offered for free "almost anywhere else" !)
http://www.image.dk
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UNITED KINGDOM
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Richard Higgs of the UK wrote:
There is a free ISP for all UK residents - FREESERVE. You get www,
mail and news using Internet Explorer 4 and Outlook Express. Local
rate calls as well. There is not even any on screen advertising
unless you access their site. I thought is sounded too good, but
haven't found any disadvantages yet.
To use, UK residents have to pick up a free CD from Dixons or Currys
shops. For more information, visit http://www.freeserve.co.uk
Noel Bell of the UK wrote:
You can collect a copy of the Freeserve software at any
"PC World". "Dixons", "Currys" and "The Link" stores. For the
location of your nearest store call (in UK) 0990 500049
The free software is not on display in the stores, but
"under the counter". You have to ask for it.
Jonathan Powell of the UK wrote:
There are other free ISPs in the UK, all launched within the last
month:
BTClick - provided by BT. It is free, apart from an extra penny
per minute on the line charge. http://www.btclick.net
Internet Lite - provided by Cable and Wireless. 10gbp to join,
then at up to national call rates (depending on whether you're an
existing C&W customer).
http://www.cwcom.co.uk/homeservices/internet.html
Peter Neville of the UK wrote:
X-stream network offers no-fee net access and free software.
(adverts pay for it) Reach them at http://www.x-stream.com
or phone +(0)870 730 6466
Neil Irving in the UK wrote:
Another free internet access provider in the UK is at
http://www.connectfree.co.uk
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UNITED STATES
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Wayne Dunkin of the USA wrote:
Thanks for your latest Tourbus post on free web access. Here are
two you may want to add to your list:
Netgenie - This is a one-time fee of $99. They say this is for
a limited time, until they reach a membership goal, then they will
go to a $19.95/month plan. http://www.netgenie.com
Tritium Network - This one is a freebie.
http://tritium.net/
EDITOR'S NOTE: I specifically left Tritium out of my original post
because their network has been flaky for some time, and is down now
with no word on when service will resume, if ever.
Judy Gunter in the USA wrote:
ACN offers three for free - just find three paying customers and
then their internet access is free!
Offer only in USA, for Win 3.1 and 95 users (Mac in January)
Details at: http://www.acninc.net
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SPAIN, SORT OF
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Alfonso del Barrio of Spain wrote:
NETGEM only will be free for 6 months which is very appropiate
for Telefonica. Telefonica had the monopoly telephony in Spain and
still has the monopoly for local phonecall. This means Telefonica does
what it want (with the complicity of the governement) about rate.
Recently the rates rose up about a 219%. Spanish readers can
visit http://www.timofonica.com and learn about it.
That's all for now, see you next week. TOURBUS PLUS readers, stay
tuned for your regular weekend edition. --Bob Rankin
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