So here it is, listings of the totally
FREE ISP's.
It's important to note that some of these are not truly 100% Free, some charge a small subscription but they give 0800 Free Phone calls which saves you money. Hopefully you've joined up to one or more of the services in step 1, which will more than cover the cost of the subscription. Some other ISP's are 100% Totally FREE, and give Free Phone calls which means that the money you earn from step 1 can go straight in your pocket.
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Free internet phone calls 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. 10 megs of web space. |
£19.99 per month. |
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www.breathe.net |
One of the newer ISP's offering Tollfree calls. You must become a member first, then you can register for the freephone option. At present they have allocated 50,000 customers this option but it works on a "first come first served" basis. | £50 initial setup fee. All Internet calls are then FREE. |
http://guest.btinternet.com/index.shtml |
I have a friend who used to use this ISP, he had very good connection speed and no problems logging in. It also gives free access to WirePlay. Technical Support phone calls are charged at Local Rate only. BT Internet has just introduced FREE evenings & weekends at a reduced price. | Now only £9.99 per month. For that you get Free calls from 6 PM to Midnight every weekday & midnight Friday to midnight Sunday. 334 Hours £9.99 |
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www.cwcom.net |
3 options are on offer, Connect 12, Connect 35 & Connect 75. The number corresponds to the amount of free hours you get per month. If you are only a light Internet user, this may appeal to you, but there are better deals. | Monthly Charges:- Connect 12: £5.99 Connect 35: £14.99 Connect 75: £29.99 |
www.clara.net/ |
Similar service to BT Internet. 50 Mb of web space is included with this one. Also unlimited e-mail addresses & access to 45,000 newsgroups. They also host their own game servers. A business service & a new one starting "Freetime-Anytime", which will be unmetered access & is due to start in Autumn 2000, this will give you 24/7 access for £14.99 per month. | 12 hours off-peak for £4.99 per month. 35 hours off-peak for £14.99 per month. 80 hours off-peak for £29.99 per month. Weekend access only for £11.99 per month. |
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The ISP is Konnect & is part of the Dogma group. It offers leased line solutions and ISDN. The whole deal includes a .co.uk domain name, unlimited email mailbox's, 2 Gb web space for commercial sites, Free VISP services & administration. You get an 0800 number. | £30 connection fee + £10 per month for renewal. |
www.euphony.net/ |
I used to subscribe to this service, but after a month of problems trying to login, I cancelled, only to find that another month’s subscription had been taken out of my bank account. The Support Line costs 50 pence per minute. I would NOT recommend this ISP. | £9.99 per month. 0800 access from midnight Friday to midnight Sunday. Sounds like good value but when you spend many hours just trying to get past an engaged tone, the novelty wears off. |
www.f9.co.uk/ |
This ISP used to have a bad rep. I moved from Euphony to here and have been very satisfied. Connection speed and time to login is good. You can only dial in from the phone number you give them which is good for security. They offer unlimited web space and virtually unlimited e-mail accounts. There is also uncensored newsgroups. | £9.99 per month. 0800 access from midnight Friday to midnight Sunday. |
www.freecall-uk.co.uk/ |
Here's the deal, use their 0845 lines the same as you would for any other ISP, every hour you're on at peak times, they'll give you 30 minutes of 0800 time. For every hour of off-peak local calls you get 18 minutes 0800 time & for every hour of weekend calls, you get 10 minutes back in 0800 time. Don't have to change phone lines. You also get adverts via your e-mail. | £6 one-off fee to
activate the account. Call time can also be topped up by various services.
I understand that some complaints have been lodged in reference to this company. |
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http://www.freeserve.com/ |
Yet another ISP, not so much following the pack, but leading it. Freeserve is now offering free unlimited Internet calls 24/7 & free off-peak calls. With Unlimited Time you either pay the monthly fee or spend £10 or more on national or international calls (directed through the free dialer device) which covers the fee. After reading the FAQ's, the only catch I can see is that you pay by Direct Debit. Your bill is e-mailed to you every month so you know where you stand. | Off-peak Time
gives you Free calls from 6 P.M. - 8 A.M. Mon - Fri. + Midnight Friday
- Midnight Sunday for £6.99 per month. Unlimited Time
gives you Free calls 24/7 for £10 per month. 720 Hours for £10 |
www.ic24.net/ |
Registered members can use their new service which has been extended to this year (Y2K). Your call will be cut off after 1 hour but you can redial again. Also offers unlimited web space, free e-mail & other offers. | Free 0800 calls from 9 AM to 5 PM Sunday. Cuts off after 1 hour to allow other users to get on. Calls outside these times will be charged at local rate. |
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www.lineone.net/ |
Run in conjunction with a company called Quip, this network will reduce the price for your normal phone calls by up to 60%. Here's the deal - You sign up, you pay a one-off fee for the Dialler, you spend £5 or more on your normal national & international phone calls per month (which will be redirected through Quip) & you get unlimited Free Internet calls. You don't have to change your phone company. Line One are discontinuing this service in September, due to unforeseen popularity. Existing customers will be credited with £20 from Quip. Click here for details. |
A one-off fee of
£20 for the dialler. You must spend at least £5 per month
through the Quip network to National & International numbers,
which also includes the free Internet cost. You get up to 60% off
normal BT rates and you also get Free Internet calls 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. The most you need to pay is the £5 for you phone
calls. |
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Choose from an array of options: Surf Biz, Surf 24/7, Surf Off-Peak, Surf, Free. Each one has it's own advantages, depending on what you want from your connection & ISP. Further details can be found at their web site. This is the company behind Force 9 (which I found to be very good). Take a look at their comparison chart. | The services range from Free (pay for your phone calls only) to £44.98 per month for the business version. Most of them stipilate that you must be connected to BT & have BT Surftime. |
www.purplenet.co.uk/freedial/ |
This one seems like
the others. There are 4 options, named fREEdial, the versions are
10, 30, 80, 150 hours of Free weekends and evenings, depending on
how many hours you want to use their services. Unfortunately I don’t
know anyone who has tried it. I any one can shed some light on this
ISP, E-mail Me. |
£6.49 + VAT per month gives you 10 hours 0800 access from midnight Friday to midnight Sunday & evenings. £18.99 + VAT per month for 30 hours as above, £49.99 gives you 80 hours of 0800 calls and £89.99 gives you 150 hours. |
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www.ntlworld.com/ |
This service is not available yet but you can sign up now. You have to sign up to their cable and phone service or buy a special adapter and agree to at least 10 voice calls per month. | Costs the price of their subscription for their cable & phone service. Calls at 1p per minute until the service is available. |
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FREE ISP's |
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Sign up for free, access the Internet for free and get paid for it with their PAYS system. You earn point as you surf the net. Collect a total of 10,000 points & you get £25. | FREE |
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This one is only available for current BT, Kingston Communication & Localtel customers (which should cover most people anyway). You get 24/7 free 0800 Internet access, 20 Mb web space & 5 e-mail accounts. You buy a small dialer box for your normal phone calls which save s money on calls. | £19.99 for the dialer which, when activated, allows you free Internet calls and you get £20 worth of phone calls Free. So it is all totally FREE. |
www.callnet0800.co.uk/ |
24 Hours per day, 7 days a week, 100 % FREE Internet access. The obvious high demand has made registration nearly impossible. It is now taking registrations but you have to pay £20 for a callminder box so they can log national phone calls and charge them to your credit card. | FREE 24/7 Internet access. |
www.freedomi.com/ |
Similar to X-Stream in that it is Totally FREE and displays adverts. It gives you 24 hour access. It is also called Freedom0800. Sounds really good and in my opinion is well worth signing up for, although, you shouldn’t waste any time as everyone seems to be jumping onto this bandwagon. | Totally FREE |
www.internethypergate.com/ |
24 hour free access via a satellite link. They supply all the hardware you need. Very fast downloads but uploads are still done via a modem. If you download a lot of freeware, demo’s, movies or music, then this sounds like the link you need for speed. | Totally FREE |
www.screaming.net/ |
This ISP offers totally Free Internet access at off-peak times. You have to change your phone line from BT to LocalTel. | FREE Phone 0800 number from 6 PM to 8 AM weekdays and all weekend. |
www.smi-group.co.uk/ |
Another FREE 24 hour
access service. This service is getting a lot of bad press at the moment & I am uncertain as to whether it will provide a good service or not. |
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As part of the Telinco network, Strayduck are offering totally Free Internet access, unlimited e-mail's, 25 Mb web space plus other material. Hoojit is also included where you can compare you e-shopping. | Works in a 3 week circuit. First 2 week your 0845 calls are averaged and you're given 0800 calls in the 3rd week in relation to the figure. |
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www.x-stream.co.uk |
I use this one too. It gives you a FREE Phone 0800 number to access, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Very difficult to get on during peak hours but evenings and weekends are getting quite good. Supported by adverts at the top of the screen. I found that this is more reliable than EuphonyNet and doesn’t cost a penny. Also gives 50 Mb of web space plus other offers. | Totally FREE |
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One of the new ones to join the 0800 trend. Zoom offers existing members the chance to get Free Internet access via a 0800 number for a one-off fee of £10. This will be refunded in the form of a voucher for Dorothy Perkins or various other stores. Sign up via the banner on the left. | £10 refunded with a voucher, making it Totally FREE. |
As new FREE ISP’s become available, which seems to be more regular these days, I will update this site.
