Subscribing to any of these access services is free and easy, although registration is required. On iFreedom, for example, you complete a brief online form, and provide background information including your name, address, age, and gender. You also select a username and password to create your own private account. Once the download is complete, you click on the file, and the access software self-installs in a few moments. To fire up the service, select Start, Programs, and slide your cursor to the iFreedom icon.
Few things are truly free in the business world, and free ISPs are no different.
When you connect to the service, two, not one, windows appear. The first is the usual web browser which you can enlarge to fill the entire screen or minimize to a tiny icon on the screen bottom. On this window, you may surf the web, send and receive e-mail, and do all the things you normally do on the Internet. The second window is smaller and fundamentally different. Unlike the regular browser window, this cannot be minimized.