Hi all,
A couple days ago, Altavista(AV) announced that Dec 10th would be their final day of free-access to the web. Shocking news considering they offered the best service. Their search-engine & website will still be there, but you won't be able to dial-up thru them.
The company which provided the access for (AV), 1st-up says that on Dec 11th (the anniversary of my 48th trip around the sun - SHEESH I used to think 28 was old) they will cease to exist. (AV) says they couldn't find anyone to replace 'em so they're calling it quits.
Now 1st-up provided service for others like Freelane & Netzero to name a few. While searching for another ISP, found that Lycos is not accepting new users. ZDnet was offering (AV) & now show same message as on (AV). I'm not sure what's gonna happen with NetZero. A friend of mine has already switched over to them & says all is well there - so far.
There's always K-Mart & their bluelight.com which was powered by Spinway, who also sponsored sites like Nettaxi & Address. But guess what? Spinway ceased this week. Further research showed that Bluelight bought out Spinway.
While searching for new ISP, address.com was highly recommended. Went there to check it out & whose logo was at bottom of page - Spinway. I was still able to register & download software, but when I tried to logon ...No good! I e-mailed them & the response I got confirmed that Spinway was the culprit. But they say that they're actively looking for new ISP partner & will notify me by e-mail when and if that happens. Too bad; one of the features available on this site was the ability to create a website right there! Can't download Bluelight software either; as it passes thru Spinway url which no longer exists.
I might've been wrong about NetZero. I assumed (and you know what that means) that since it shared local access #'s with (AV), & since displays on top of home pages are similar, that both services were provided by same company. Looks like, right now, NetZero is the only free-access provider left around. Well, it aint too bad. I guess I can get used to it if I have to.
Later,
Bill Cosharek
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Bill Cosharek
Bill Cosharek Signs
1031 Whitehead Lane
N.Huntingdon,Pa 15642
bcosharek@juno.com
I gave up on the free internet access a couple weeks ago when I arrived in St Louis for my two month stay.
I downloaded AltaVista's software, NetZero, Excite's FreeLane and actually WENT to K-Mart to get their Bluelight CD.
Guess what?
Every one of them used the exact same dial-up access phone numbers, and I wasnt able to actually connect with any of them.
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Mike Pipes
Digital Illusion Custom Graphics
Lake Havasu City, AZ
http://www.stickerpimp.com
P.S.This is true with signs too!!
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PKing is
Pat King of
King Sign Design in
McCalla,Alabama
The Professor of
SIGNOLOGY
Free net access isn't a replacement for regular access, it is an enhancement!
I still pay my regular monthly ISP charges..but dialing up to my provider from Georgia or Florida or Mexico isn't really practical..even fer me "the capitalist"!!!!
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Dave Grundy shop#340
AKA "applicator" on mIRC
"stickin' sticky stuff to valuable vessels and vehicles!"
in Granton, Ontario, Canada
1-519-225-2634
dave.grundy@quadro.net
www.quadro.net/~shirley
"A PROUD $ supporter of the website"
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Bob Sheers
TechniService MidAtlantic
dispatch@bellatlantic.net
quote:
on Dec 11th (the anniversary of my 48th trip around the sun - SHEESH I used to think 28 was old)
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Jeffrey P. Lang
Olde Lang Signs
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
412 732-9999
oldelangsigns@msn.com
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a.k.a. Brian Born
Harrisburg, Pa
717.652.9073
members.home.net/sign-it/
This isn't Burger King, you can't have it your way.
