RE: UKNM: Free connection companies

[Pete]

Free Internet Service Providers (or is low cost more politically correct?)

is something we have been paying quite close attention to through our

informal listing of most of them on 'Net 4 Nowt' at n4n.co.uk.


It is staggering the growth in the number of Free ISPs which is probably

something like 15 - 20 new ones a week at the moment, albeit, a lot of these

are just rebranded versions of BT Click and the like.


Growth in free-call access is now just starting to filter through with the

likes of Tempo, Force 9, Dizzi, Phonefree, X-Stream, Freecall-UK,

veryfree.net etc.  I guess the message is to sign up with a load of them and

you may be able to get through at some time most evenings I guess! By all

accounts X-Stream grinds to a halt when on a free access deal.


Its great that all these brands are still jumping on to the free ISP band

wagon - but is it nearly full yet?  It is harder to see why so many new

entrants are still here as ISP customer loyalty must be reducing by the day

as consumers easily switch to the provider that gives the best connectivity.


Pete

QiQ.co.uk


P.S. If anyone has a Free ISP as a client and is interested in advertising

on n4n, or total site sponsorship, please let me know.




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Sent: 01 July 1999 11:41

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Subject: UKNM: Free connection companys



Hi all,


there has been a lot of talk on this list about low cost internet access. A

few of you have mentioned freeserve and or dixons (even though dixens has

recently been reported to have sold there 30% share of freeserve, for

reasons not properly explained but maybe they have made there money and are

now bowing out before it all goes sadly wrong.) Although i have only just

joined this mailing list, i have yet to see anyone discuss Tempo who are

offering free internet call rates after 6pm untill 8.am (6pm friday untill

8pm monday morning!).


Now this is obviously soon going to swamped under and the speed will

eventially grind to a halt but as it is still pretty well low key you should

be able to enjoy this for the next 6 months before it becomes a pain in the

ass! And no i have yet to implement this, so i can't report wether its any

good or not. (anybody out there using this or have any further info?)


Ade Stuart


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