I joined RedHotAnt back in May 2000. After having to wait 2 months for the service to come live, on the day it was launched they were still installing phone lines which should have been put in weeks ago. So I waited until the service was active which was a day or two. After waiting all that time, I was able to get online with RedHotAnt and I though the service was great, I though I couldn't get better than this. They offered free dial-up 24 hours a day, web hosting, pop3 / smtp email, games servers, free redhotant domains with free webspace. Just what I wanted :) Anyway,... A few weeks down the line I started getting engaded tones when ...  Read the complete review

I was deeply saddened by the suspension of Red Hot Ants services. I had been a user since its inception and had experienced very few problems. The cost was acceptable and the support was first class. They were constantly trying to increase their capacity and I was surprised when they went down. I hope we see them make a comeback and if they do I will update my opinion here. If you were considering using them as your ISP then I would advise that you check back here often as if they become available again I will at the front of the queue. ...  Read the complete review

~~~~~~~ ## UPDATE 24 Jan 01 ## This is hot off the press and might get you some cash back !!! On ZD net appears the following and I quote : Failed Internet service provider RedHotAnt has said it will provide refunds to as many of its subscribers as possible, many of whom paid £120 only days before the company shut down its service. The ISP has been the target of more than the usual acrimony following its demise. Kent County Council Trading Standards officials last week raided the company's offices after taking more than 80 complaints from consumers, in an attempt to determine RedHotAnt's financial status. The group shut down ...  Read the complete review

Redhotant are offering a brilliant free ISP. I signed up about a year ago for £50. I have probably had about £1000 worth of calls out of it. At first the service was a bit slow and dialup took a while as it was often engaged. Late last year they installed another line and changed the dial up numbers and now the service is a lot faster. Unfortunately the site has stopped accepting signups and people who have accounts can no longer renew them. So when your account has run out that is it. ...  Read the complete review

I heard of RedHotAnt on the local radio station and checked out their website. What I saw there was very impressive. An annual flat fee for unmetered internet access. Excellent! I paid £60 and off I went. At least I would have liked to have used it. The chances of connection are around 75% before 6pm in the week and 10% in the evenings and at weekends. If you do get on, to be fair, the connection speed is very good. But I would prefer a guaranteed slower connection than a random faster one. Customer support is very poor also. They recently changed their DNS settings so I couldn't surf anymore, and neglected to tell me about it. Kind. I won't be renewing ...  Read the complete review