FreeWWWeb

Important Note: On July 20, 2000, Freewwweb ended their service. Visit the Message Boards or our article about Freewwweb's closing for more information.

FreeWWWeb was one of the first "free" Internet Access companies, but their original business model required that users pay a hefty set-up charge of over $100 to get "free" access. Following the success of NetZero, and others who are truly free, FreeWWWeb has dropped the set-up fee, and is now the only free ISP with no special software.

However, it remains to be seen how long FreeWWWeb can remain totally free with no ads, since there's no apparent method to make much money offering this service. You are required to use a co-branded version of Snap as your home page, but there is no checking to see if you are complying. Currently, FreeWWWeb seems to have too many subscribers for their Internet connection, resulting in very slow download times.

They get three stars only because there aren't any ads or software to download, but be warned: don't try to use FreeWWWeb during peak access times, or you'll spend too long waiting for your next web page to download.

More information about FreeWWWeb:

Main FreeWWWeb Page
User Reviews
Message Boards

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