Free but not hitch-less (IC24)

Member Name: purpx

Product:	IC24
Date:	01/11/00 (9 review reads)
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Advantages: It's free

Disadvantages: limited offer and dial up problems

When I first saw the advert for the completely free trial on the television, I thought that this must be another one of those ISPs that say free but end up giving you a hidden payment like monthly subscriptions.
I went to pick up the CD anyway but when I inserted it into my computer I was astonished to find out that there were no monthly fees, call charges or anything. Also, the connections were always above 40 kbps and was very reliable. However, there were a few inevitable problems which makes the service seem less perfect. Firstly, the off peak access is restricted to after 8 o'clock on weekdays and only during the daytime at weekends. Secondly, it takes a lot of attempts to dial up onto the service and thirdly the offer is only until the end of December. However I feel that this shouldn't put anybody off when you can have the internet for nothing.

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