> > > Do you remember the first free internet service provider called "NetZero"? I > > > .. and they STILL offer 10 hours per month, free of charge, while using the > Ad-Banner > > setup. For some who cannot affording getting hooked up to cable and the like and > only > > use the internet for very casual research and emails - it is a perfectly viable > (and > > free) alternative. > > That whole scenario seems like a cosmic joke. There's a lot of stuff I don't do, but > christ even Wiki would take 30 seconds to load.
At low speed you wouldn't be able to even download the updates that keep you safe while doing anything other than fetching emails.