On 2 Sep 2000, 8:14, Ruth Foster wrote:
> I need to find a reliable site that hopefully is
> updated more recently than 2 years ago to help a
> friend find a new, reliable internet provider. I seem
> to remember a site that searched by state/county for
> available providers. The only ones I can find now are
> searched by area code. That really doesn't work
> because another friend in an adjacent county and in my
> same area code has no other options to internet access
> than by the phone company at an outrageous charge by
> the minute. By contrast I have a very reliable ISP at
> a reasonable local rate. I've tried 2 sites in my
> search for a locator...and found that some of their
> links to "ISPs" were now direct links to porn sites
> with the same ISP URL. Thanks for any help to a site
> or a better way to search. I've tried TheLIst.com and
> IP.com...they didn't help.
Yes, most will have searching by area code, only, with the exception of
perhaps searching by country and that usually just gets you National
ISPs.
I went to Yahoo's listing of ISP directory sites:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business/
Communications_and_Networking/Internet_and_World_Wide_Web/
Network_Service_Providers/Internet_Service_Providers__ISPs_/
Directories/
Wow, some URL, huh? <g>
Note: The above URL is actually one continuous line and should be
entered into your browser's address box as one line.
Nearly all of them search on Area Code. However, one site I visited
will allow you to make state and city searches:
POCIA
http://www.celestin.com/pocia/
http://www.celestin.com/pocia/domestic.html
~~
Some of these directory sites may contain a lot of entries, but none of
them are by any means complete.
I would recommend that you first advise your friend to look in her
local yellow pages for a local ISP. She might also call some of the
local computer stores in her area. They will know the local and
regional ISPs in their area. Her public library may know some of the
ISPs, as well.
Alan
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