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The Dial Up ISP Wasteland

Yes, there are some parts of the continental US not yet served by DSL or cable modems. That’s why I’m looking for a dial up ISP. Nationally we’ve got AOL and Earthlink, followed by budget operators NetZero, PeoplePC, and Netscape Online. But here’s the thing, and forgive my ignorance, why do all these services suggest you need to download and install software just to dial in?

I mean, hasn’t dial up networking been a standard feature of various releases of Mac OS and Windows since 1995 or so? Why the extra “dialer”?

Anyway, my search for a bare-bones ISP lead me to FreedomList‘s ISP directory, and the list of providers offering service in New Hampshire. That’s where I found VT Rocket, which offers plans ranging from $2.90/month (for 30 hours) to $9.95/month (unlimited).

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Posted on Sunday, December 11th, 2005 at 5:27 pm in Technology   |  RSS feed

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25 Comments to “The Dial Up ISP Wasteland”

    
  1. Devil
    September 23, 2006 at 6:55 pm

    I would like to know how to connect to the internet using the ISP but at end of month i dont have anything to pay. In other word using internet free.

    Is there a way of doing it? Any software?

  2. mARK
    December 30, 2006 at 11:27 am

    There is another servic called csonline at csonline.net they dont include any dialers or anthing (atleast when i had them they didn’t)

  3. Daniel
    March 3, 2007 at 7:36 am

    well , i have dial up but it is like 36.0 – 38.6 kbps ( r whatever ) and it is so slow whatever , and other people are sitting on hacked dial up at 236kbps , it is not fare how do i do this whith out a cost , r somthing faster anyway

  4. mack sunny
    April 18, 2007 at 1:19 pm

    I would like to know how to connect to the internet using the ISP for free. pls i need help, mail me at somebody2003@37.com

  5. adon
    July 5, 2007 at 7:45 am

    I’d love to know that too, mack sunny! if you know how please email me
    surafel.hailu@yahoo.com

  7. LOVE
    September 2, 2007 at 1:33 am

    how in the world can someone get dial up at 236kbps, is that really possible . is it a software or hardware tweak? Please tell me.

  8. BamIhumpedit
    October 31, 2007 at 7:52 pm

    you guys are a bunch of noobs

  10. Rahul Kumar
    January 28, 2008 at 11:33 am

    Pleaseee somebody help me…say me how 2 get free dialup internet of BSNL india?…………..or say me how to make dialup fasterrr,my is only 45kbps..how 2 make it fasterrr???….pls email me at rahulpandey30@yahoo.co.in

  11. Harsha K N
    February 9, 2008 at 5:04 am

    Please help me t get a free dial up bsnl internet connection…

  12. Kushan
    March 15, 2008 at 11:07 am

    cannot get good speed on dialup connection On bsnl

  13. parsa
    April 13, 2008 at 11:26 am

    i need softwar hack isp

  14. yogesh
    May 4, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    hey how can i get free internet conection plz help me….

  15. thiyagarajan
    May 30, 2008 at 9:13 am

    i want software to speed up my dial up internet connection

  16. king
    September 7, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    plz, how do i use my dial up without paying my isp

  17. ja
    September 27, 2008 at 2:14 am

    Plz tell me how to hack ISP and use internet for free

  18. amar
    October 26, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    leaseee somebody help me…say me how 2 get free dialup internet of BSNL india?…………..or say me how to make dialup fasterrr,my is only 45kbps..how 2 make it fasterrr???….pls email me at rahulpandey30@yahoo.co.in

  19. Renniks
    November 19, 2008 at 12:12 am

    Hacking dial up is rather easy. There’s two ways that you can hack it. 1. A fake ISP hack. This is commonly used to cover your tracks, it doesn’t get you anything but, and you still have to pay. To get it for free, if you know the local dialing number then you just need to find a password and user name for it. Try Google-ing fake or hacked adresses for your area’s dialing number. Good luck.

  20. kh
    December 9, 2008 at 10:38 am

    I would like to know how to connect to the internet using the ISP for free . if exist any way pls cintact me : kforhand@gmail.com

  21. shadowninja
    January 9, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    Help me to hack isp!!!!!! I’ll provide you …….

  22. Bob
    February 6, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    Believe it when I say that Dial In Free (http://www.dialinfree.net) is the real deal. I was a little skeptical at first, wondering what strings were attached. The only real “string” is that if you need technical support, there is a five dollar charge. However, the setup is so simple that unless you really don’t know what you’re doing, you’ll never encounter a charge. All you need to do is get your local number, create a dialer, and boom, free internet. The only drawback is, Dial in Free is only available in the 231, 616, and 269 area codes.

  23. vijay
    November 10, 2009 at 7:56 am

    I would like to know how to connect to the internet using the ISP for free . if exist any way pls cintact me :

  24. Helen
    June 22, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    Dear Friend

    I have a Dial Up madule with wireless USB port of Orange in Kenya, But in Statistic checking I am seeing some send and receive, in the statistic form, So I want to know if they are selling or sharing my data to someone else or not? because each month I am receiving high bill which I am not using it.
    My Wireless Modem is ZTE USB Modem with the brand of Orange In Kenya which is from Orange company of Kenya.

    

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