FreeDSL

Pros: Free DSL, Free Dial Up
Cons: Not exactly free, bugs, connections

When you go to sign up for Free Dsl, they will e-mail you stating that your application is pending approval of your location. You are then directed to download their Winfire software which is a decent free dial up service. You will get an adbar, but...

Pros: Free DSL!!!
Cons: Big Brother is watching you; Not true High-Speed Access; You still pay for the modem; Annoying ads displayed while you're online

FreeDSL. The name says it all. Get broadband internet access without having to pay one red cent. What could be better? No annoying dial-ups. No more tying up your phone line. Fast internet access. It all sounds too good to be true.

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Pros: FreeDSL has an awesome looking website
Cons: Cons? This whole program is a CON. People have been CONNED !!!

I first heard about FreeDSL.com on the Radio here in Los Angeles, California.

I signed up to promote the service. I was promised a free DSL modem and free DSL service if I could convince 10 other people to join and co-market the FreeDSL...

Pros: None that outweigh the Cons
Cons: Loss of Privacy

A while ago someone called me up to tell me all about this great new service that was giving away free DSL service. Of course I am always the pessimist when it comes to "free" things on the web so I decided to check it out. I spent more than...

Pros: I've seen worse fine print.....
Cons: But then again, I've seen better.

I just challenged myself to find out "What's the catch?" in the offer from FreeDSL. To do this, I carefully read the three available agreements from their web page that make up what's showing of their rules.

I haven't tried the...

Pros: Good pricing. Generally reliable service
Cons: Long wait for technical support. Inadequate documentation.

Several weeks ago I wrote an epinoin about Free DSL. At that time I saw the service as a mixed bag, an economical way to get faster service than dialup and still use the phone. I found it reliable most of the time, but sometimes buggy. While technical...

Pros: Good $$ for DSL service
Cons: Its not free, reliable, nor without other potential headaches

This will be the last chapter in the ongoing drama that is FreeDSL. For those of you who have read my previous reviews of this service know that I have been very supportive and generous with the ratings I have handed down to our friends at Digital...

Pros: Relatively inexpensive DSL
Cons: Long wait for technical support, Inadequate documentation, Could be more reliable

Question: What do you get when you put relatively new technology in the hands of a fast-growing, low-budget company.

Answer: Winfire’s free DSL with all its pitfalls and potential.

Going on the service has been like...

Pros: Fast DSL connection to the internet, very easy set up
Cons: Despite the name, it is not free

Its official…I am now connected to the web with a DSL connection. It did take a couple of months but my DSL modem arrived courtesy of our friends at FreeDSL yesterday.

It took me approx. 30 minutes from the time I opened the box to be...

Pros: About double the speed of a 56k Connection.
Cons: You get monitored, ad targeted, and you have to commit for a year or get fined.

So many people have already signed up for the FreeDSL service that has been advertising from here to kingdom-come hoping to break that 56k barrier with the promise of a Digital Subscriber Line. What I don't like about this service even now before they...

Pros: High speed internet access (sort of)
Cons: Must view advertisements, Relatively slow speeds

Things I will cover in this review:
1.) DSL? What is DSL?
2.) What's the catch? How can this be free?
3.) Should I sign up?

1.) DSL is high speed access to the internet. It stands for Digital Subscriber Line, which is a way to...

Pros: Decent speed
Cons: Privacy, lack of POPs

How much of your private life do you want to keep private?

Do you want a company - a company without any obligations to you whatsoever in regards to privacy (or pretty much anything else) to know EVERYTHING that you do online?

I...

Pros: great service, great price
Cons: You get cancelled if DSL service is not available

I have just started a job where I travel a lot. I also am required to use online mapping services on a regular basis: 2 to 3 times a day. Because of this reliable free internet service is essential for me. I already have Juno and have enjoyed it, but...

Pros: DSL for the price of dial up
Cons: Must give a little personal info

Here is the latest installment of continuing information about my FreeDSL account.

Background

I have had the service up and running for about 6 weeks now and everything is going as promised. The USB modem connects...

Pros: Free DSL service would rock!
Cons: Nobody at FreeDSL understands DSL!

I am surprised at how few of the epinions about FreeDSL are actually written by people who have service! I will recount my experiences with this company in an attempt to shed some light on the speculations.

I hit step five in late June....