Netzero offers a free dial up service which includes 10 free hours of dial up a month. Its really easy to set up if you already have internet access when you do so. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Odhner" To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 10:55 PM Subject: OT: Cheap + Good Dial-up ISPs in Phoenix > I am looking for recommendations for / against the lower-cost dialup > providers here in the Phoenix metro calling area. > > The users in question are refugees being resettled in the US, and I'm > volunteering to help them learn to use their computers. They have very > limited income initially so they need dial-up providers that are (1) > affordable, (2) honest/non-evil, and (3) as convenient and efficient as > (1) and (2) will allow! > > These are MS users (mostly with older donated machines) but AZIPA gave > me no response so I thought I'd try a more responsive group. Besides, > PLUG responses will be more sensitive to various types of lock-in and > fraud risks, which is a concern for these users who are newcomers not > only to the Net but to our whole razzle-dazzle culture. > > I already know AOL is off the list due to predatory billing practices. > PeoplePC has a special Windows-only client that does a lossy compression > on image traffic to speed things up; I've seen a couple of gripes about > billing SNAFUs, but a fair number of happy campers also. NetZero has > been around for a long time, are they any good? > > TIA, > Vic > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss