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Technical Help & Discussion => Broadband, Networking, PC Security, Internet & ISPs => Topic started by: Lona on June 24, 2003, 23:32

Title: Absolutely Free
Post by: Lona on June 24, 2003, 23:32
I have just found a free connection between 1am and 8am on http://www.giointernet.com. It will maybe solve my problem of being cut off every night at 1am. Something I have been trying to solve for months ???
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Clive on June 24, 2003, 23:44
£3.99 a month is ideal for a night owl like yourself Lona.   ;D  But you realise that AOL let you stay on as long as you want if you can put up with all its bad points.  

Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Tony on June 24, 2003, 23:57
Lona if you take a service from Plusnet.com they throw the 1am to 8am shift in for nothing, you could keep Sandra company for longer for free.  ;D

By the way Gio are a right bag of poo IMHO, plus loads of peeps who post on the thread at ISPreview.
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Simon on June 25, 2003, 00:08
I tried Gio once.  Lasted a week.  Constant engaged tones, but could be better during the night hours, I suppose.
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Lona on June 25, 2003, 00:10
I don't think either of you read my post correctly. FREE means no charge. :P

Tony, I know Gio are Poo but at least it's free POO, not the kind of £15 Poo I am experiencing with Onetel :o
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: chorleydave on June 25, 2003, 00:13
It will maybe solve my problem of being cut off every night at 1am. Something I have been trying to solve for months ???


Lona, there is a current thread dedicated to this problem on ISPreview at the  moment:

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/talk/showthread.php?s=a3d12b5237275263cec727adb7e97c6d&threadid=10521
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Lona on June 25, 2003, 00:20
I wonder who that could be, Dave ;). Where do you think I found out about gio?  That Paul45, I love him :-*
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: greenking on June 25, 2003, 00:21
I just signed up for it Lona

I never had to give any bank details and used a "throwaway" email addy so if i only get on 1 hour a week i've gained at that price  8)

Good find I reckon  :)
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Lona on June 25, 2003, 00:25
I did the same, Greenking.  They don't call us "Canny Scots" for nothing. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: chorleydave on June 25, 2003, 00:26

I wonder who that could be, Dave ;). Where do you think I found out about gio?  That Paul45, I love him :-*


Lol, I should have guessed, but as I use the name "chorleydave" everywhere (except for one political site  where I am known as "Killan Empee") I forget that some people use several pseudonyms depending on where they are posting.
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Lona on June 25, 2003, 00:31
I was Lona, Dave but got chucked off for slating the guy from Firenet :(
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: chorleydave on June 25, 2003, 00:38

I was Lona, Dave but got chucked off for slating the guy from Firenet :(


I always find it amusing, Lona, that whenever ISPreview ban anyone, they come straight back with a new name and everyone knows who they are.  I don't post there very often these days, but I visit every day and could make a list of people who have done just that!

Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Tony on June 25, 2003, 00:42

I was Lona, Dave but got chucked off for slating the guy from Firenet :(


You little rascal you  ::)  never managed to get chucked of a UK site, but a US one...well they are dead easy ;D

I visited the site and I realised it was free, but I get mine free in anycase. But hey I don't blame you, there are loads of ports idle in the wee small hoors and they will be hoping to tempt you on to a day plan.....support is no-existance so be warned. Mind you when I was with em on a 128K subscription it was fine.....but I was just lucky I reckon.
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: chorleydave on June 25, 2003, 00:42

I just signed up for it Lona

I never had to give any bank details and used a "throwaway" email addy so if i only get on 1 hour a week i've gained at that price  8)

Good find I reckon  :)


Hi greenking.  Without even trying, you've just talked me into it.  I'm rarely up after 1am, but if I only was to use it for five hours a month, it saves five hours of my 200 hours a month with Fast24, which I can then use in the daytime.

  :) :) :) :)
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Sandra on June 25, 2003, 00:44
Their admins and mods must not be as good as the Pals ones  ;)
Mind you we dont need to ban anyone but I understand that at least one of our admins and one of our mods are banned from at least one forum that I know of :o
What have you two been up to you naughty boys  ::)
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Tony on June 25, 2003, 00:47
bloody hell gaud only knows what time you'll get to bed Sandra with these buggers on for nowt  ;D I'll leave you to it  :-*
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Sandra on June 25, 2003, 00:52
I actually had an early night last night Tony  :o
I left Lona and Scrumpy Jack yakking away at 2 am as I have been really tired these last few days.
I didnt get up until 1-30pm this afternoon and I still feel shattered  ::)
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: chorleydave on June 25, 2003, 01:02
I've changed my mind.  As you have to give the number you are calling from, I presume they use CLID and I don't intend to give my real phone number to anyone that I don't want to phone me.

 :( :( :( :(
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Lona on June 25, 2003, 02:13
Don't be chicken, Dave. Put in a wrong digit and then other folk will get called :o

No wonder ispr banned me :wahh:
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Clive on June 25, 2003, 07:49

at least one of our admins and one of our mods are banned from at least one forum that I know of :o


I think you and Simon are the only ones who aren't banned from "that forum" Sandra, and none of us have even made a post there.
Title: Re:Absolutely Free
Post by: Simon on June 25, 2003, 08:13
Yes, my last post there was several months ago, and I think it went 'missing' when they had a server change, or something.  My loyalties are firmly with my Pals.   ;)