MetConnect (NY)

Pros: no banner ads of any type; reliable, fast, long-lasting connections
Cons: only one connection number; frequent busy signals

If area code 212 is a local call for you, welcome to your new free ISP.

Take it from an expert in the free ISP market. I've been living off free ISPs for years now, most of them national providers. The financial climate as of this writing...

Pros: Free, 56k dial-up PPP
Cons: hackers?

MetConnect is a small time ISP based in New York City offering DSL, free dialup PPP, and webhosting services. They are not well-known, but probably aspires to be one of the big players in the local market.

On their homepage, they claim that...

Pros: FREE!!!, no banners, fast connection
Cons: Occasional busy signal, not always connected properly

In the battle of free ISP’ s Metconnect has emerged in the victor.

After having tried many different ISP’s, for some of which I have already written reviews, I have
finally found one I’m happy with. Allow me to begin by listing...

Pros: Flawless free internet access; is bannerless
Cons: One access number; frequent busy signals!

I am about to lose my mind with Met Connect.

Which is a shame because I have liked it from since the beginning.

Picture it: it's October of 2000, I've been online a little over a month and a half, and I have had two disastrous...

Pros: free ISP with NO banners (REALLY!!), quick connection, easy sign up and installation
Cons: only one connection number - busy a lot

One night, after searching for some free Internet Service Providers without banners in google, hotbot and yahoo for about an hour, I stumbled upon this ISP. I took the time the read the sign up page and the terms and conditions because I happen to be...

Pros: Its free, with no surveys, banner ads, pop-up ads
Cons: Slow service

I was one of the first to use MetConnect, around the beginning of FreeWWWeb's demise. And I must say, it's pretty good. Its a small download, making it easy to install, and it operates in just about any system.

MetConnect offers many...

Pros: Stable, reliable, no hidden costs/catches and %100 FREE
Cons: None, really

I have nothing but good things to say about metconnect.com. As soon as Freewwweb started giving me problems a few weeks before Juno gobbled them up, I found metconnect and it's so good, I feel like I'm still on Freewwweb. It usually connects me at...

Pros: free, ad-less 56k connection with no software to install
Cons: only avaiable in 212/718 area codes

MetConnect is currently offering FREE ad-less 56k dialup access to those in the 212 and 718 area codes. You can, of course, connect from anywhere, but then it may be a long distance call.

As opposed to NetZero, Altavista FreeAccess and...

Pros: 7 access numbers - no problem connecting with a cell phone
Cons: None so far

I have a cell phone that is also a PocketPC. It's made by Toshiba but branded by Audiovox and Verizon. Basically it's a palm-top computer with a wireless modem that's configured to work with Verizon's network. As an added 'feature' Verizon also offers ...

Pros: free internet access, no ads, works on any OS, small download, free web-based email, toll-free help
Cons: sometimes slow, only one access number

MetConnect provides 100% free Internet access to New York City. They are doing it with no banners/surveys/questionaire. I use it and it's pretty good. They say 56k but I don't usually get that. They usually connect me with 33k or more. There's only...

Pros: free, lots of local numbers, few pop-ups, good speed
Cons: always busy at certain times, connection get disconnected frequently

Metconnect has a lot of PROS, that would make it attractive, although they all depend upon getting online which is the difficult part. My first couple of months using Metconnect were great. I just avoided using it when it seemed most busy. It is...

Pros: The big pro is that is has no ads, not even popups,
Cons: sometimes disconnects for no apparent reason, sometimes busy

Metconnect is a free isp (internet service provider). However, this isp operates only in New York. However, if you live in NY, you are in luck. This isp has NO BANNERS. Wow. There has to be a catch, you say. However, there isn't. I have been using this...

Pros: no ads, free, fast once it connects right
Cons: occasional slow connections, busy signals during peak hours

MetConnect is a good free ISP for anyone in New York City. The best thing, of course, is the absence of banner ads. It does have a small connection problem: about half the time, it connects at 28.8 for me, not at 56k. Also, ever since the...

Pros: It's still free for now and mostly has decent access!
Cons: Started to bother users with appeals for donations and annoying popups(nothing good lasts forever)

I've been using Metconnect since they've been around. I never had many complaints, in fact, as more and more people moved to broadband as it became cheaper, volume on Metconnect seems to have decreased, so there have been fewer cutoffs. However, in the ...

Pros: Free, NO AD's, seems equal in speed to pay ISP's
Cons: only 2 local access #'s, busy a lot

Let's face it; New York isn't cheap. But the city is full of gems that would make any self-respecting frugal New Yorker proud.

I've tried lots of dial-up services, paid and free. First I paid for MSN, AOL, AT&T, Compuserve.... And then,...