If you have road runner , you can get dialup access for free as well , just give that to your parents
- Z On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Joseph Apuzzo <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
