Freeserve

When the Internet really took hold of the UK market in the second half of the 1990's, the thing that probably drove the massive increase in popularity was the product offering promised by Freeserve, who were the first internet service provider "to offer a mass market, subscription-free Internet access service for the cost of a local phone call". The quote comes from Freeserve's own website - http://www.freeserve.com/ - which goes on to boast "Within five months Freeserve had opened one million customer accounts and became the clear market leader, revolutionising the home Internet access market ... more

Ah! Freeserve. They used to be the king of the internet some years back I believe. Not so now with vast competition. When I first came to the internet, about 18 months ago, I was on Freeserve, not by choice, but because my computer package was a much wanted present and the internet was already set up on it for me. At the time there were few, if any, ISPs offering free internet AND free calls to any great extent. Of course there has now been a mini revolution in that area and I have since changed ISP two or three times to enable me to have a completely free 24/7 set up, as I have now with NTL ... more

I’ve been using Freeserve as my ISP since soon after it was launched. It is very easy to get hold of and install - grab a CD from your local Dixons/Currys/PC World, and it comes with all the software you need, such as the latest version of Internet Explorer. Or alternatively, if you already have an internet connection, you can sign up at their website - http://www.freeserve.com. Incidentally, I still use the site as my homepage; it’s got the latest news headlines, showbiz news etc etc, with more sections being added to the site all the time. It’s even got exam revision help ... more

First off I’d like to ask a question…why are ISP's calling them selves, FREEserve, FREEservers, FREEonline? There not free at all! At the time of writting this originally I was not with Freeserve but I have now come back to Freeserve as they provide one hell of a lot better service! Let us begin! Packages: Freeserve has 3 pay plans that gives you time on the Internet. They are: . Freeserve Anytime. Freeserve Anytime is £13.99 a month. Over the last few months this price has gone up by £1 but this is because they have recently installed more servers.. to cope! For your £13.99 You ... more

Freeserve is very higly rated in some ways it deserves credit in other ways it doesn't. The website is great and has everythin you need from the web on one page. The new unmetered service is unfair because it only provides for BT customers. The service isn't all that fast. It has the usual stuff from an isp- free webspace, email chat etc. The website is too slow at peak times so beware!! The help section needs to be more helpful and add new features to it. If you use the internet a lot freeserve isn't always the best option in terms of price. ... more