Not to beat a dead horse, I got this info from a friend. Please note I have not tested or verify this information ( nor do I have the time ) but I post in an effort to help:
http://www.freedialup.org/site/ Welcome to FreeDialup.org! Free Dialup.org is a complimentary dialup service from *Metro2000*<http://www.metro2000.net/>, an ISP provides high speed Internet access lines, web hosting services, server collocation and wholesale services including dialup service. Currently our commercial service area includes Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Southern Florida. This service is made possible due to excess capacity on our modem pools as well as to support internet community. Using this free service is very easy: Find a modem access number from the access numbers <http://www.freedialup.org/site/content/view/22/27/> list. Setup a new dialup networking connection. Use your phone number as your username, and password to connect. We have a few restrictions. First we blocked access to SMTP (Outgoing Mail Server) port, so you can not use your email client to send mail. We have also blocked port 119 for newsgroup access. This is because we don't want any spammers abusing our service. You can still receive your pop3 emails. We suggest using a web based email. Your CALLER-ID information should not be blocked. If you abuse this service, your phone number will be denied access. Please remember this is a free service, so there is no technical support. We offer this service AS IS, use it at your own risk! By using this service, you bound to our *Terms and Conditions*<http://www.freedialup.org/site/content/view/21/26/>. Please read it before you use this service, and if you don't agree, DON'T USE IT! If your company needs High-Speed Internet access service, Point-to-Point/Multi-Point Data Connectivity, web hosting service, local telephone service or long distance phone services, please contact our sponsor ( *G4 Communications* <http://www.g4communications.com/> ). That's all we ask for! Enjoy, FreeDialup.Org On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everybody! Your opinions wanted here... > > ... for a quality ISP with inexpensive unlimited local dialup access, for > my parents. Do any of you know anyone who's using dialup locally and is > either happy or unhappy with their ISP? This is the kind of thing where > it's easy to get a list of ISPs, but I'd really appreciate anybody's > first-hand (or second-hand) experience on their quality. > > BestWeb dialup was fine at first, but it got to the point where it was > disconnecting them about every five minutes. They switched to NetZero which > has the advantage of being cheap ($10/month unlimited), but NetZero requires > their own customized browser, and the Windows version is impossibly buggy > and I couldn't even get their Linux version to dial. > > So would anybody be able to point me toward (or away from!) an ISP that > offers dialup with most of the following? > > Reliable (few busy signals, rarely drops connections) > Fast (usually connects around 50 kbps) > Local access numbers to Wappingers (e.g. Poughkeepsie or Newburgh) > Works with any standard browser and email client under any OS > Preferably inexpensive for unlimited access (e.g. closer to $10/month if > possible, but would consider more) > Customer support that knows what they're doing > Would be nice if it offered more than one email address per account > > This is the kind of thing where personal recommendations would be really > helpful. I suppose most of you have broadband, but I'm hoping you know > people who still use dialup and can offer some opinions on the ISPs. > > Thank you VERY much in advance! Just being able to tell my parents about a > /good/ ISP would be a nice Father's Day present in itself. > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Jun 3 - TBD > Jul 1 - TBD > Aug 5 - TBD > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jul 1 - Linux High Performance Computing Aug 5 - TBD Sept 2 - Linux and HDTV
