A picture of the internet 6. Upload slows down download 7. On-screen bandwidth monitor utilities 8. A summary of broadband tweaks 9. Spooky Customers 10.
Consolidation is in the air.
Thankfully, most providers have retreated from taking charges on credit cards before the line is in and working, and most customers are no longer accepting this requirement and looking elsewhere if asked for a credit card charge to fix an order. None of them so far appear to have much more than annoyance value. Others will find ways to integrate long distance service, priority access to game or video or music servers, whatever it takes to stand apart from the equally priced competition. I'll go out on a limb here and say that FreeDSL will not survive as a totally free service into 2001. The next price drop could occur before Christmas, but don't hold your breath, it is more likely the price will stick and instead extras will get chucked in.