I have to wait for about 9 weeks before i receive my Free Internet disk from NTL, to enable me to get the internet at home.

If in the meantime I get a freeserve disk and use that will it be easy to swap my ISP to NTL? I realise that I will have to pay for surfing with freeserve but I have heard that some people have trouble getting out of ISP agreements.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2000

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De Builder, I don't know if this helps, but I signed on with excite.co.uk. #50 1 off fee and 24 hour, 7 days a week, unlimited free connection (I don't pay for the phonecalls). It's called thefreeinternet.co.uk

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2000

I don't want to pay any connection fees as when I get online with NTL the whole thing is free and not even a 5p charge for connection to the internet every time you access it.

I looked at excite and was going to use that before I changed to NTL. BT are extortionate with their pricing.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2000

I can't see why you can't terminate an ISP agreeement (or even have more than one at the same time) especially when it is free. I believe Freeserve modifies your browser settings but I'm sure you could uninstall the browser, and install your NTL stuff, which would likely re-install a browser if missing or just install from scratch.

I know of conflicts with concurrent use of Freeserve and other ISPs (I can't use Freeserve on my Laptop as I have a connection to work on it)but you're looking for one or the other. I reckon it should be fine.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2000

Cheers Screacher. Put me mind at rest there, as long as it's not your self diagnosed senility coming into play. ;0)

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2000

Sorry - what are you on about DB? What senility. Can't recall anything about self-diagnosis or any such.

Nurse.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2000