| Feature | www.freedsl.com | freexdsl.com |
| background: | started by the owners of winfire.
400,000 at least signed to date.
| 91st floor of 1 WTC NYC
Same company as freewwweb, now bankrupt.. unlikely to ever provide service to anyone.
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| DSL type: | 144k download speed
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| signup: | 18 years or older.
download winfire browser assistant.
register with winfire
Need to supply credit card for modem shipping costs
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| termination: | termination within 12 months - $200 penalty
return free modem (if any) within 10 days, another $200 penalty
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| demographics: | legal name
full address
telephoone number
email address
personal profile
personal preferences
information is NOT sold
online monitoring of surfing behaviour
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| news servers: | No news servers yet
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| screenspace: | freeDSL "browser assistant" always on-top bar that carries adverts
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| email: | one email address only
adverts at the bottom of your email
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| sharing: | no - single use/non transferable
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| start date: | limited availability now (Dallas, LA, Atlanta, Chicago)
your area determines schedule
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| costs: | computer, "costs of access" bourne by user
free service will be the "limited service", enhanced services available at costs.
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| conclusion: | rolling out service very slowly
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