Free Seattle Area ISP’s
Few of us can imagine our lives without the Internet. We can use it for virtually everything – no pun intended. It is only icing on the cake if we are lucky enough to find an ISP that provides great service at a great price, or specifically free. There are a number of providers in the Seattle area that fall into this category. These include: NoCharge.com, SCN.org (this Seattle community network will only work for email and website hosting), and Lynx, which provide text-only web browsing. If you opt for a free service, don’t let price, or lack thereof be the sole determining factor in your decision-making. There are a number of other very important considerations. Following are brief highlights of a few such concerns. How reliable is the connection? If the Seattle ISP you are considering is perpetually busy, it is likely to be of little use to you. How stable is the connections? Does the ISP have trouble with clear connections or experience frequent disconnections? Are there any time limits? As you have probably experienced, time flies when you’re online. If your free ISP severely restricts your access it may not be such a deal after all. Before you choose a free ISP make sure you understand how many times you are allowed to dial-up and how long you are allotted per dial-up session. You will save yourself a good deal of frustration in the long run if you gather a little information at the outset. Does the ISP experience frequent downtimes? Customer service is critical. How responsive and accessible are the people who can help you with a question or if something goes wrong? We have all become particularly sensitive to issues around privacy. This is no less a concern