NetZero, the "
Defenders of the Free World", as they so ironically put it, are going to start
charging for usages over
40 hours. There are very few ultimately
free dialup services out there anymore. Perhaps they could not take the rush of
Free ISP users after
1stup.com went under. Perhaps they are getting hit by the
dot-com pinch. Either way, it's a
shame. Their service was excellent, and their software (for Windows), was fairly well-written in my experience.
I think that this move by the
Defenders of the Free World is only going to see the number of accounts
triple or
quadruple to meet the
demand. Charging after a certain amount of time isn't a good
business model, but let's face it, neither is being a free ISP. Goodluck to them and their users, in this time of trouble.