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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jun 11, 2000
Pros: Uninstaller works
Cons: System crasher, no features, bad connections, did I mention system crashes (and Kernel Illegal Operations!)
Summary: Recently, I came across yet another free Internet Service Provider, Address.com. Everything looked good - free email, somewhat nice website, small download, plenty of access numbers. Yet, despite all that, If this isn't the worst free ISP there is, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 11, 2005
Pros: None
Cons: Virus like interface, slowness, demands you to sign up friends to use, etc.....
Summary: I have use many free ISPs' this is the single worst one ever. They demand you sign up two new people every time you login. The software hijacks your search engine, favorites etc... I tried to search ebay through their web based search engine, and the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 18, 2001
Pros: I can not think of any reason someone would want the "address helper".
Cons: This product often flags valid requests for URLs as nonexistent.
Summary: This product somehow got installed on my machine. Whether it was done intentionally, without my knowledge, by someone using my machine or whether it was the result of some cleverly disguised "ad" is irrelevant at this point. It often intercepts ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 1, 2001
Pros: None at all.
Cons: Phony "opt-out" page looks like a password harvesting scheme.
Summary: When you report unsolicited commercial Email (UCE), also known as "spam" to abuse@address.com, you receive the following reply:
"At Address.com, Inc., we maintain a strict anti-spam policy and are
committed to protecting our users from ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 31, 2001
Pros: free, download didn't take too long
Cons: sloooooooooow, ad banners
Summary: Address.com is one of the many free isps I've tried in my quest for fast, free, reliable service. I must admit that I used it for quite a while as my primary isp.
Like many others, though, its slow. Spinway (the company that powers ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 11, 2001
Pros: new Premium Service $8.79 mo,unlimited, no ads
Cons: none
Summary: The new premium svc is $8.79 mo, unlimited usage, no banner ads, e-mail, toll free support. I only used support once because I have to set up the DUN on my puter and they answered immediately and it was a simple process, thereafter I logged on ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 14, 2001
Pros: Fast, easy sign-up. Quick connection.
Cons: Disconnects after 20 minutes, ads show up while using other ISP, doesn't uninstall.
Summary: I wanted a back up ISP, and thought Address.com sounded good. I downloaded the software and started surfing. The ads didn't seem too bad- about 20 seconds long, every 4 minutes. Then, after about 20 minutes, I was disconnected with no warning. I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 19, 2001
Pros: No floating banners ontop of your browser.
Cons: Advertisements every minute!
Summary: Address.com is one of the lowest rated internet services to me. At first, when you're at their website, they tell you all the benefits, how Address.com's internet service is great and all, but even in the website, you can see several leaks as to what ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 28, 2001
Pros: None that I can think of
Cons: You install this program, and you will NEVER be able to get rid of it.
Summary: I installed address.com on my computer (HP 1gigahertz PIII cpu, 128 mb ram, running Windows ME) and the nightmare began. Ads kept popping up left and right. I couldn't surf more than one page view at a time before it would interrupt with those stupid ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 10, 2001
Pros: NONE, other than being "free"
Cons: Everything else!
Summary: I had been a customer of NetZero for about a month, and was curious to see what else was out there as far free providers go. When I happened upon address.com, promising "no ad bar", I decided to try it out. That is when my problems started. I used the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 8, 2001
Pros: Free...That's about all
Cons: Ads that pop up about every 4 minutes.
Summary: Ok, we all know that free ISPs are supported by advertising, right? Most present ad banners that can get in the way of your surfing and that decrease your screen size, so when I read about address.com I liked their idea of occasionally serving just a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 22, 2001
Pros: The connection was suprisingly secure.
Cons: Slow, Hard to use
Summary: Believe me, I have tried every way to get free Internet. For the most part, they are not half bad. Other times, they can be nothing but a splitting headache. I thought that I had seen the worst when it came to free Internet, but when a service like ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 21, 2001
Pros: It's free, but...
Cons: It's not worth the price!
Summary: Please! I’ve never been subjected to so much abuse! What is wrong with them? Every minute or so you get either a pop-up window or, even worse…it intrudes itself onto your web pages! This happens not from a wrong URL. It simply INTRUDES whenever it ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 27, 2000
Pros: Could not test
Cons: Could not test
Summary: I came across this ISP yesterday. Liked the website and thought would give a try. I registered and gave all the demographics it asked for. After that I downloaded and installed the software. Now when I try to run it says it is not providing service ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 24, 2000
Pros: NONE, the company is a JOKE
Cons: giving out a VIRUS without you knowing
Summary: it looks like free isps are dying out right now. today i was on my mission to find one that's still alive, and i ended up cleaning up my computer instead. Somehow i decided to give address.com a shot. what a mistake! the download was about 300k.. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 17, 2000
Pros: No Pros, inactive ISP, service cancelled
Cons: Replaces browser search with theirs, doesn't matter if you say no
Summary: With so many Free ISP's going the way of the edsel, I thought I had found
a good Free one. Quick download, easy to install, it all seemed good.
But then the troubles all began. Address.com forces you to install Gator, an annoying program that ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 13, 2000
Pros: None whatsoever
Cons: VERY misleading
Summary: It WAS a pretty good ISP. Things have changed.
Address.com no longer offers their free ISP service. HOWEVER they WILL let you download their application. Only AFTER you install the application do they tell you that they can't provide the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 29, 2000
Pros: Not too many
Cons: Busy signals, disconnects
Summary: This is a regional amendment to my previous review of Address.com. After having recently moved to New York City, I have been consistently disappointed by Address.com's (which is really Spinway.com's) service. Now I never get through on the first ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 26, 2000
Pros: Free, good connection speeds, usually connects
Cons: Frequent disconnects, software bugs, and other hassles
Summary: ---Update May 13, 2001---
Address.com has been dead for quite some time now. They died somewhere near the end of 2000, right before BlueLight (K-Mart) bought up Spinway. Basically, this entire article still holds true for BlueLight, but now the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 16, 2000
Pros: None. Service has ended
Cons: None. Service has ended
Summary: **Update as of 12/3/00 ** Spinway is closing shop as an ISP service. Address.com no longer offers free internet access thru Spinway. It looks like Bluelight.com has purchased what remains of Spinway. At this stage, the free Internet service on ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 10, 2000
Pros: not require to click on ads
Cons: "to maintain your connection."
Summary: Why signup with Address.com?
Address.com is a premiere provider of totally free Internet service at the BEST "Address" on the Net! People choose Address.com for fast and reliable 56k Internet access without the expenses ... read more
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