Nationwide Access

NetZero Free
The first free nationwide ISP and the most popular service during and after the free ISP frenzy. You do NOT need a credit or debit card to sign-up for NetZero Free... Features include a huge 1 gigabyte  email account with powerful spam filtering and email virus protection. Use MySite to easily build your own web page and express yourself! Share photos with family and friends with PhotoSite. Other free perks include Instant Messaging compatibility with all popular IM services. Personalize your start page. Get free technical help by email or from extensive support pages. Limited to 10 hours (600 minutes) usage per month.

You can use this link NetZero Free to sign up - or to just learn more about NetZero's free features. 529 people used the link to sign up during June (6/1 to 6/28). We are very proud of that!

While visiting NetZero look for this link:  You will find a comparison of NetZero's free and paid services.

Juno Free
NetZero's silent twin. Back in June, 2001, NetZero and Juno merged to create United Online, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTD). Both ISPs offer the exact same account features. However, some users who have tried both services claim NetZero provides faster connection speeds. If you use the free version of both NetZero and Juno, please tell us about your experience, after you've tried both services for a month. Limited to 10 hours usage per month.

Free AOL July 2008 We still receive one or two emails every week from people who heard AOL is now free. They want to know how to sign up for a free dial-up account. AOL does NOT offer a free dial-up service plan!  AOL's free offer refers to online access to many popular AOL features, but only if you already have a connection to the Internet through another service provider.

TIP Use an online timer to log your monthly usage. No Frills Timer and ISP Timer are popular free and quick software downloads. There are other free online timers but many contain spyware...

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State / Regional Access

FastFreeDialup.com
Most recent addition to the list Thursday, April 10, 2008
California
CA Area Code 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 661, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951
FastFreeDialup officially launches tomorrow, Friday, April 11. The free service provides extensive coverage in California. No limits or restrictions. No email service. No phone support (email support only).

DialInFree.net
Michigan
MI Area Code 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 989
[May 11, 2007] Now available throughout Michigan, including the upper peninsula.
No time restriction. No email service. Tech support is $5 per incident via a toll-free call.

FreeDialup.org
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island
ME, MA, NH and RI Area Code 401, 413, 508, 603, 617, 781, 978
No time restriction. No email service. Blocks SMTP port 25. No technical support.

NoCharge.com
Washington and Massachusetts
WA and MA Area Code 206, 253, 360, 413, 425, 508, 781
Unlimited access. No email service. Blocks SMTP port 25. Telephone support is available for $10 per incident.

Sailor® Internet Services
Maryland
MD Area Code 301, 410
Sailor is Maryland's Public Information Network, supported by state funds provided to Maryland Public Libraries to assure all Marylanders have free and equal access to the Internet (assuming they can afford a computer and phone service). 90 day accounts. You may apply for renewal. No email service.

SoCalFree.net, A.K.A. sdfree.net and sdfreenet.com
Southern California
CA Area Code 213, 310, 323, 562, 619, 626, 661, 760, 805, 818, 858, 909, 949
Unlimited access. No email service. No technical support.

LAFN.org
California
CA Area Code 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 661, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951
Los Angeles Free-Net is now free only for students (K-12) and for classroom accounts. All other accounts require a donation based on the LAFN Donation Schedule.

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Free ISPs usually do not provide email (POP3/SMTP) accounts. See our list of the most popular free webmail services.

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Local Community Access

If you live in one of these communities you might qualify for free Internet access!

William P. Faust Public Library
Westland, Michigan
MI Area Code 734
Monday, January 7, 2008 Press Release:
Westland To Provide Free Dial-Up Internet Service
The City of Westland will begin providing free Internet service for its residents, effective today. The first residents allowed to sign up for the program will be those 50 and older. In April, those under 50 can sign up to surf the Web from their home computers for free.

ACORN
Akron, Ohio
OH Area Code 330
Akron Community Online Resource Network, a service of the Akron-Summit County Library System. Usage is limited to one hour per day. No email.

BPL CivicNet
DeRidder, Louisiana
LA Area Code 337
Provided by the Beauregard Parish Public Library. Limited to 2 hours each day. Includes email service.

Chester County InterLink
Chester County, Pennsylvania
PA Area Code 610
Usage restricted to 1 hour or up to 3 hours per day, depending on the time of day. Includes an email account. You must be a resident of the county to qualify.

Donna Public Library
Donna, Texas
TX Area Code 956
You must be a library patron and a Donna resident to qualify for a free dial-up account.

Cape May FRAS
Cape May, New Jersey
NJ Area Code 609
A service of the Cape May County Library. 1 hour sessions. No email.

MetConnect
New York City
NY Area Code 212, 347, 516, 631, 646, 845, 914
Internet access only. No time limit. No longer providing email service.

Metro Net
Michigan - Bloomfield Township, Canton Township, Independence Township
MI Area Code 248, 734
A service of the Metro Net Library Consortium. Dial-up access only. No email service.

Naples Free-Net
Naples, Florida
FL Area Code 941
Four hour daily limit. POP3/SMTP email account. Webmail access is a premium service, requiring a donation. You must be a resident of Collier County.

Nyx®
Denver, Colorado
CO Area Code 303, 720
This site claims to be the world's oldest free public access Internet Service Provider. Includes an email account, Usenet newsgroups access and 2MB web space to create a home page. 1 hour daily time limit.

Prairienet
Champaign, Illinois
IL Area Code 217
The Prairienet Community Network is a service of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Free dial-up accounts are available to low-income households through the NetNeighbors program.

RollaNet
Rolla, Missouri
MO Area Code 573
Free public accounts are limited to a 33.6k maximum connection speed. 1 hour session limit, up to 10 sessions per day. 1 email account. 5 MB web page storage.

Speer Memorial Library
Mission, Texas
TX Area Code 956
Available to library patrons. Access is limited to 2 hours per day. No email account.

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Many libraries provide "dial-in" access to their catalog. It's not the same as "dial-up", which provides access to the entire Internet. The services listed above provide free Internet access.

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FreeNets

During the mid 90's there were 135+ non-profit community FreeNets providing free access via the TELNET protocol, a non-graphical text-based interface. [Note: FreeNets should not be confused with "Freenet", the free network project.] FreeNets offered online resources before AOL and other commercial ISPs became widely popular. There are very few FreeNets still online. Most of the survivors continue to serve as community information sites and no longer provide free access, or now charge a fee.

These sites may be the last of the FreeNet dinosaurs providing free TELNET connections. Links are provided for historical reference only. We do NOT recommend using these services. You may not have full access to the Internet. Also, a raw TELNET connection is not capable of encrypting data, including passwords.

Arbornet Ann Arbor, Michigan
AzTeC FreeNet Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona
SEORF SouthEastern Ohio
Twin Cities FreeNet Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
Nyx® Denver, Colorado. Also provides 56k/v.90 access.
SCN Seattle, Washington

Many public libraries and schools across the nation still use the TELNET protocol for public access to library catalogs.

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Free ISP Memorial

NetZero introduced the first free nationwide ISP. Since that day many sites providing free dial-up have come and gone.

Some of these sites still exist but none currently offers free Internet access. We do not provide links since many of these sites are dead. We don't want you to waste your time chasing dead or redirected links...

March 27, 2008
1access.org
Another one bites the dust. No longer accepting new free sign-ups. Existing users will be able to log-in to use their free dial-up account until April 30. 1access.org introduced their free dial-up service plan eight months ago on July 29, 2007. They provided 600 minutes (10 hours) per month.

January 1, 2008
SuffolkWeb
Suffolk County, New York
Area Code 631
A service of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System. Registered library patrons were eligible for a free dial-up account, which included 30 hours per month (one hour/day). Although the county library system no longer offers free dial-up, patrons can access unlimited free Wi-Fi at 53 library locations.

November 24, 2007
PghConnect
PghConnect has dropped their free service plan. It was an almost  free nationwide service, requiring a one-time $9.95 set-up fee. Members received 25 hours of monthly off-peak access (mostly late night to early morning).

January 31, 2007
This free ISP had a very short 5 month life!  We hoped it would make a come-back, similar to recovering from a coma. We still provide this listing due to frequent questions (way too much email!). Hey people, GDU is DEAD!  If GreatDialUp miraculously comes back to life you will read the great news right here!

Members dialed into a modem pool using a toll-free number. Users began experiencing connection problems around January 22, 2007. This notice was posted on the GDU website on January 31, 2007: "The company providing us with our 1-877 number has shut it down. We are currently looking for a new 800 provider."

If you know of a deceased free ISP not already listed here, PLEASE tell us so we can honor it's past existence. By the way, this is the longest dead free ISP list on the Internet!

ABC3340.com Access4Free.com AccessMicro.com AccessToledo.com ACNinc.net Address.com AFN.org AfroNet.com AllLaw.com Allshak.com AltaVista.com Ameritrade.com AmExOL.com Auric.net AZfamily.com BN.com BigGuppy.net Blinks.net BlueFrog.com BlueLight.com BootBox.net Brand3.com Britannica.com BuzzLink.com CanyonTelecom.com CBQ.com Channel6000.com Click10.com CloseoutVideo.com ClubCharlie.com ClubComputer.com CollegeClub.com Communication1.com Costco.com Cymo.com DallasNews.com DialFree.com DialFree.net* DotNow.com elotteryFreeWay.com EverythingChristian.com Excite.com FamilyConnect.com* Fanz.net FEDWorkplace.com FreeAtLast.com FreeDem.com FreeDialNow.com FreeI.com FreeI.net FreeInternet.com FreeLane.Excite.com Free.Lycos.com FreeNSafe.com Free-pc.com FreePPP.com Freewwweb.com FunCow.com Gay.com GetMax.com Globalkore.com GoDigitalPlanet.com Goesonic.com GoIWin.com GolfCities.com GreatDialUp.com HiFusion.com Highstream.net Homestead.com iDialDirect.com iFreedom.com I-Love-Cats.com Intergov.net Internet4Free.net IrishAbroad.com ISP4Free.us Iwin.com Iwon.com KTVB.net KTUL.com Latino.com LindyWeb.com LTDinternet.com Mach-Speed.com Madona.com MailTag.com Maryland-Internet.com MBNO.com

McGlen.com MicroAV.com MillionEyes.com MovieHit.com MunicipalInternet.com MyBizGate.com MyFavoriteI.com MyFreeCom.com MyPoints.com NBCi.com NBC38.com NetTaxi.com NewsChannel8.net NoPay.net OnePaper.com OneRamp.com OnlineFree.us OurHouse.net Outtech.com Payout.com Picosito.com PghConnect.com* PowerInternet.net ProtelNetwork.com Pro-USA.com* Qualguard.com ReachFree.com RhinoPoint.com* RockyMountainNews.com RuralFree.net Senior.com SeniorsInFree.com SevenMidgets.com Seventeen.com ShopAndSupport.com Sina.com Snowball.com SNSconnect.com SoYouWanna.com Spiegel.com Spinway.com SplatterNet.com StartFree.com Stoweltel.com Suffolk.lib.ny.us SurfnFree.com* SurfTheWebFree.com Surfy.com Talk.com TalkCity.com Techsumer.com TheBostonChannel.com TheKansasCityChannel.com TheSimpsons.com TheStream.com TheWPBFchannel.com TheXfiles.com TopResources.org Tritium.net Tutopia.com uPath.com UrbanJoeGalaxy.net UTS.net WCIV.com WHTM.com Web.com WeblandInternet.com WebLandMall.com WebFlyerNet.com WFAA.com WHTM.com WinFire.com WJLA.com Worldshare.net Worldspy.com WSresource.com Xoom.com Yahoo.com Yellowstone.net ZubeeFree.com 123act.com 1Access.org 1NOL.com 1stUp.com 10102000.com 2Trom.com 3-web.com

*Almost free ISP (charged a set up fee).

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July 2008 Edition

Dial-Up ISP Bargains | Accelerated  Dial-Up | Free Internet Access | Free Webmail Services | Pop-Up Blockers | Spyware Detection | Virus Protection | Spam Filters | Free Software | Consumer Tips | Internet Glossary | Top of page

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Low Cost Dial-Up Service Providers This short list features the most popular under $10 ISPs, based on last month's (June) statistics. Top Five ISPs A to Z List BasicISP Your first month is free and then $6.95/month for standard dial-up. Or get accelerated dial-up for $9.95 per month. Includes email with anti-virus, anti-spam and privacy protection. USA (not foreign) telephone support. 100% satisfaction policy. Instant account activation. Copper Save 50%. Now only $4.97 per month for the first 6 months and then $9.95/mo. Or get accelerated dial-up at $7.97/month for the first 6 months and then $14.95 per month. Copper provides totally free and friendly USA (Ohio) phone support. A trusted service provider since 1997. This is the reliable ISP that people recommend to their family and friends. Unlimited access. NetZero Platinum We've got NetZero's best offer! You will not see this rate in their TV ads. $6.95/mo for the next 12 months and then $9.95 thereafter. Includes personal web space to create your own website. Huge 1 GB mailbox. No banner ads. Unlimited access. NetZero is the most popular under $10 ISP. Toast $9.95/month includes accelerator. Unlimited access. 2 email accounts with anti-spam and anti-virus. 100 MB Web space to create your own Web page or store files online. Use Photo Manager to organize and share photos. Access thousands of newsgroups through Super News. Unlimited tech support via toll-free phone, live chat, and email. A top-rated ISP since 1996. TurboUSA Get accelerated dial-up for $8.95 per month for the next 12 months. TurboUSA is 100% American owned and operated. They do not outsource jobs to other countries like some large ISPs. Totally free USA telephone support. 30 day money back guarantee.

Free Software and Services

Box.net Lite Plan offers 1 gigabyte of online storage. Share photos and other files. Access from anywhere.

Firefox empowers you to browse faster, more safely and more efficiently than with any other browser.

Thunderbird makes email safer, faster and easier than ever before.

OpenOffice is a full feature office suite, compatible with Microsoft Office.

IrfanView is a simple image viewer and editor. Supports all major graphic formats.

Foxie has a collection of security, privacy and productivity tools.

Naomi provides advanced Internet filtering. Easy to use, intended for families.

Green Webmail

ThinkHost offers a free earth-friendly email service powered by 100% renewable solar / wind energy.

Browser Security

Learn how to beef up your browser's security settings. Read this alert from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.

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