Trying the Free ISPs

From TIME Digital: The Bluelight.com service from Yahoo and Kmart was the lesser of many evils

By LIZ LOGAN Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000
    • After two weeks of trying free internet-service providers, I have two Monty Pythonesque words of advice for anyone considering a similar experiment: Run away!

    First of all, free ISPs aren't exactly free: in return for their services, you give them information about yourself, and are exposed to advertising.

    Before I name names, here are some lessons I learned:

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