Alta Vista (by 1stUp)

Pros: It's free
Cons: Logs on very slowly

I downloaded, I installed, and now I'm surfin' and writing this review for free!

I received my computer as a gift about a month ago, before that, I was surfing the web with my WebTV (the wave of the future, by the way) I was satisfied with...

Pros: easy setup and connectivity, small download, fast connections
Cons: portal takes of 1/4 screen, system will time out

The day will come in the not too distant future where all Internet connectivity will be free. But, why wait, when it’s here today. There are many free ISPs popping up and I think Alta Vista’s free ISP powered by 1stUP is on of the best.
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Pros: Free ISP, Adbar, Search Engine
Cons: Adbar uses memory, Slow Connection speeds

Alta Vista provides free internet access with connection speeds up to 53k. In order to receive this free service one must simply download the software and sign up. Once this is done you can sign on and surf the web, send and receive e-mail, enter chat...

Pros: Meets All My Needs and Works Great
Cons: None so far

First let me begin by saying that I'm that I couldn't find a category to place this review in. So, I decided to put it under AltaVista, since this product replaced my old Lucent Modem which happened to be under this category.

A few months...

Pros: Free, good for an alternative
Cons: Connection problems and a few minor annoyances.

Valentine's Day update.

ALTA VISTA is now much improved. The stupid health meter has been eliminated. I was wondering why the other night my health meter never once went down, and I thought, excellent, a glitch so I don't have to click on the...

Pros: Free, RIP Health Meter
Cons: Takes Longer To Connect, Banner Ad

Pros: free, good connection rate, nice home page
Cons: banner, initial dial up

I have been meaning to try Alta Vista for awhile now. I actually was quite bored one night so I tried it. When I get bored I try all kinds of programs on the internet!

I went to their web page and first had to join Alta Vista before I could...

Pros: Great while it lasted
Cons: R.I.P. 12/10/2000

So long, good friend, and all your 1stUP compadres. As of December 10th, 2000, Alta Vista free ISP will cease to be. The hosting company, 1stUP, is going out of business, and all services dependent on it will shut down.

Once upon a time, I...

Pros: Free!
Cons: none so far!

Alta-Vista free internet service is my main connection! I had worldnet, and had few problems with it, except that it cost me $14 a month! Why should I pay anything? I am an internet user and customer! I do not have to pay to go to my local mall, so I...

Pros: Don't Even Get Me Started
Cons: Response Time to Major Error

This opinion is not so much an epinion on the Alta Vista Connection, but more an epinion on the management that must go on behind it.

Let me explain just a little bit here. Alta Vista also has a new reward program where you get points for...

Pros: None
Cons: Poor connections, poor customer service

At home I am a cable modem addict. Just suggesting that I go back to dial up could send me into dial-up flashbacks of dropped connections, slow downloads, and that terrible screeching sound that every modem makes.

Unfortunately, when I travel...

Pros: free, quite reliable
Cons: lifebar, ad bar

Free internet! At first I thought this would be a wonderful, extra 13.50 a month. The only problem is that often times things seem too good to be true. No one can complain about the basic idea and if you don't like it there is no service contract or any...

Pros: Free.
Cons: Web-based email, a few annoying wrinkles.

Sometimes you get more than what you pay for. This is one of those times...I don't pay diddly for my ISPs, so who am I to gripe about a few little quirks? Well, as of a few days ago, I'm an Epinions member, getting PAID to do exactly that!

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Pros: Quick and reliable
Cons: Sometimes get "script errors" that result in "illegal operations"

I started using free ISP's about 1 year ago. Altavista by 1st Up, so far, has been the most reliable.

Why would you pay $20.00 per month for internet access when you can have it for free? You have to put up with ads on nearly every website...

Pros: it's a free, quick, reliable connection
Cons: none so far

You know if I'm writing any sort of computer review it is going to be very basic and easy for anyone to understand. Mainly because I know very little about computers, but I know a lot about what I do and don't like!

I've used Altavista as my...