UK Dial Up

[Griffin]

Temporary Emergency
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Anyone know a GOOD free no-need-to-register Dial Up number/username/password ?

I've tried the first two thrown up by googling free isp - and a third which is connect/4free - they all seem pretty useless - the third one works intermittently but mostly says stuff like try later.

The highest rate I can get is 9 kbs which is like watching paint dry.

[Alpaca]

I have no knowledge in that particular area.

Does it at least make the cute dial-up chirping noises?

[Griffin]

Yes it does make stupid noises. (It's the handshake - tho why shrieking is required to do that defeats me).

I've had to adjust my modem to max 9600 baud rate to get any connection to stay connected. I think that has something to do with the 9.6 kbs. Since in the good old days when I used dial up all the time as broadband hadn't been invented, I always got rates between 36 kbs - 48 kbs on a 56k modem I am totally puzzled by this wretched 9.6 kbs. Unless it's something to do with the (certainly very odd) phone set up here.

I am finding humbleness very difficult. I want to do terrible things to various staff members who I keep over-hearing telling people Yes, we have internet. Even in 1991 when I first had access to the pre-pubescent internet, it wasn't THIS slow.