You wrote:
>    I have been watching the free/cheap computer deals ad have passed
>them up not wanting to pay $30 a month for 36 months of Compuserve.

There is no free computers or lunch for that matter. Look closely at that deal.
The ones I've seen
are for a 3 year commitment to some ISP. In three years most of America will be
wired for
broadband internet access, ASDL, DSL, cable modem etc. Will you still want to be
 using a dial-up
then? You want free access? Look at NetZero or the like. I have not tried it but
 it is free if you
want to put up with a window full of ads flashing at you.

- -Mark

P.S. I am not affiliated in anyway with NetZero nor do I use NetZero.
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