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Internet Security Threats: Who Can Read Your Email?
Before being able to choose a secure Internet communication system, you need to understand the threats to your security. Since the beginning of the Internet there has been a naive assumption on the part of most email users that the only people who are ...
Why Your ISP Takes Bribes From Spammers
The lifeblood of the spammer is email. They need to be able to send lots of it on an ongoing basis to stay in "business". High profile spammers can send 80 million pieces of junk email every single day. Yes one single person. ISPs all over the online ...
Changing to a New Host? No More Worries!
John's online business is expanding. His customers are increasing day by day. However, he feels very frustrated at the moment as he finds his website is 'down' about every 4th day. Whenever he calls up the support team of his web host, he gets the same ...
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Perhaps one of the most important things to consider when determining how to
get on the internet is choosing your ISP (Internet Service Provider). This
is the company that connects you to the internet via the phone line, DSL,
modem, T1 or whatever else you want to use. Generally they provide the
following:
- A way to get to the internet. This can be a simple dial-up modem, a DSL
line, a cable modem or even a satellite link.
- A software package (generally a customized browser such as Netscape or
Internet explorer)
- A logon (username and password)
- An access phone number for dialup or ISDN connections.
- Free web space (AOL, for example, gives you 2mb per screen name).
- Access to a newsgroup server.
- One or more email accounts.
Nothing else will enhance or undermine your surfing experience as quickly or
as totally as your choice of ISP. A good ISP is a joy to work with because
basically after installation you never even worry about them. The phone
lines are virtually never busy, the connection is robust, their technical
services are always available and cheerful. In other words, a good ISP is
like the proverbial Maytag repairman (remember those commercials) - you
never need to worry about them because they always work well.
A bad ISP, on the other hand, makes your surfing experience miserable. Very
little is as frustrating as when you need to access the web and you get
constant busy signals. Lines that hang up mysteriously or newsgroup servers
that don't work. Email that's lost or very late, and technical services
people that never seem to be available or return phone calls.
It's usually wise to take your time when choosing an ISP, because most of
them require a multi-month contract. I would offer the following advice:
- Try and get a month-to-month contact if you can so you can cancel (at
least at first, until you know how good they are).
- Do your research and don't be swayed by fancy ads and television
commercials.
- If you can, check out their newsgroup (many ISPs have their own technical
support newsgroups), message boards and chat rooms.
- Ask your friends and associates if they have any experience with them
- Before you make the decision get their technical support number and make a
call. Pretend like you are a naive user and ask a few questions. See how
long you wait on hold and how helpful the people are.
- Check out a history of the value of their stocks. Companies that are
having trouble tend to have stock values which have declined in recent
months.
- Make sure you get a flat rate for connection time. It's a good idea to
never, ever get a per-hour charge as these can add up fast.
Make sure the ISP has a local phone number. Long distance charges will also
add up very quickly.
- Even if you can still find a free ISP, I would highly recommend against
them. There is always a hidden cost to these places, and lately they have
tended to be very unstable.
- Personally, I try not to mix apples and oranges. A good ISP does not
necessarily make a good web host.
Once you've chosen an ISP and are set up, don't put up with anything. You
wouldn't wait very long if your phone stopped working to get it fixed, would
you? So don't wait to let someone know if your service is poor and be
prepared to escalate it all the way up the corporate ladder if you need to.
These guys are taking your money and providing a service, and you deserve
good service.
About the Author Richard Lowe Jr. is the webmaster of Internet Tips And Secrets. This
website includes over 1,000 free articles to improve your internet
profits, enjoyment and knowledge.
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 New ISP trooper assigned to Greene County - Greene County Daily World
BLOOMINGTON -- Lt. Paul Bucher, Commander of the Bloomington Indiana State Police Post, announced that three recent Indiana State Police Academy graduates are now working in the area. Probationary Troopers Adam Davis, Julie Meisel, and Kent Rohlfing ...
Email law 'attack on civil liberty' - Channel 4 News
Looming rules that will force internet companies to keep details of every email sent in the UK are an attack on privacy and a waste of money, it has been claimed. From March, all internet service providers (ISP) will have to keep data about emails ...
UK e-mail law 'attack on rights' - BBC News
Rules forcing internet companies to keep details of every e-mail sent in the UK are a waste of money and an attack on civil liberties, critics say. From March all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will by law have to keep information about every e ...
ISP: Slick roads causing numerous crashes - 22 WSBT
Story Created: Jan 6, 2009 at 12:23 PM EST Story Updated: Jan 6, 2009 at 12:38 PM EST Roads in the Lowell District of the Indiana State Police — which includes Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Jasper, Starke and Pulaski counties — are becoming snow ...
BIG EAST ISP Radio Network To Feature Seven Men's Basketball Games and ... - Big East
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Georgetown and Notre Dame will tip off the seven-game BIG EAST ISP National Radio Network men's basketball schedule this Monday (Jan. 5) when those two nationally ranked teams meet in South Bend at 7 p.m. (EST). The BIG EAST ...
ISP can arrest Indians on reservation highway - KXLY
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Idaho state troopers can arrest American Indians on highways where they cross reservation land without violating a tribe's sovereignty, according to a recent Idaho Court of Appeals opinion. The case stems from the February 2007 ...
KY ISP WinNet Files for Bankruptcy - WHIR
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CA man leads ISP on high speed chase - WTHR
Wayne County - A State Trooper attempting to pull over a speeder in Wayne County went on a high-speed chase that ended with the arrest of a suspect wanted for federal charges. It started on Interstate 70 eastbound at the 148 mile marker, where a ...
ISP assists with Kosciusko County meth lab - 22 WSBT
Story Created: Jan 6, 2009 at 5:32 AM EST Story Updated: Jan 6, 2009 at 5:32 AM EST A meth lab in Kosciusko County kept the Indiana State Police on site Monday night, cleaning up at a home in Milford. The unit was called to a home in the 300 block of ...
Qwest embroiled in New Mexico ISP case - Denver Business Journal
Qwest Communications International Inc. has been ordered to restore service to an independent Internet service provider in New Mexico pending a federal court hearing schedule for Jan. 13. The Denver-based telecom (NYSE: Q) shut down SkyWi Inc. ’s ...
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