Thanks, Alan and Dennis....I made a typo...did try
ISP.com...thats the one that hadn't been updated in 2
years. I will pass on the info you've porvided for
me. As usual they're all great!
Ruth
--- "Alan S. Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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