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HOME > FREE > Free Canadian Internet Access |
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Where's it Available?
• Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta, Saskatchewan
ManitobaWhat's Included?
• 56k V.90 dial up connections
• email: 5MEG POP account (attachments 3 meg max) What are the requirements?
BARE MINIMUM:
90 MHz Pentium processor
32 MB of RAM
28.8 modem
SVGA monitor at 800x600 screen resolution.
Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT4 (NO MAC SUPPORT)
Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater / Netscape 4.72+ I need to install this on grandma's computer which has no access to the net - how do I do it?
• It's 5.5meg. Their download page also makes it available in 3 files that fit on floppies. If you
want to wait a few weeks, they'll even mail you (or grandma) a CD for $15CDN. Is there a time limit?
Yup!
10 hours/month
How do the Ads work?
You will need to click on at least one ad in the every 20 - 30 minutes to remain online. WHERE DO I SIGN UP?
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
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Caller ID, Call-Waiting, and Voicemail while you're ONLINE |
If you use a modem to connect to the net, anyone who tries to call you will get a busy signal or no answer,
right? Pagoo
clears up that problem:• get notification of every call
• see who's calling on your computer screen
• receive web voice mail
• personalize greeting messages
• transfer calls to another phone number
• other nifty features - too many too list :) It's free for the first month, after which your account will be disabled. You WILL NOT be charged
automatically.
Take a peek: Pagoo! |
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How Do They Do it for FREE? |
It's the business model of the 00's: advertiser supported service. You are forced to watch ads if you want continue using the
service. TV & radio have been doing it for decades. :)
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How does it compare to paid Internet access? |
Since it's free, these types of services are usually overwhelmed with users, and as a result, your connection
will probably be a little slower (but still entirely acceptable) compared to a paid service. You'll also probably experience more busy signals (this can depend on your location). Oh, and tech
support will probably keep you on hold a while. And finally some don't necessarily provide POP email or newsgroup access. But guess what - it's free! Heck, try it out and if something really bugs you, cancel
- duh.
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My surfing is really slow - can I speed it up? |
The best way to speed up your surfing is to get a 56k modem. 28.8's just don't cut it anymore. Before
you spend cash on a modem though, you can try a caching service. This service can double your surfing speeds by getting often-accessed elements from cache instead of re-downloading them. If all that
sounds like mumbo-jumbo, don't worry, you don't need to know how it works. Just try it: Netsonic |
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