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Was surprised to find that this page had been redirected to a page on Wanadoo when Freeserve existed as a recognised company and brand in the UK for six years. M0thr4 08:16, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
Anyone remember when they first offered this? That 6pm-8am or 6pm-6am bollocks? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.45.139.85 ( talk) 17:00, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
There is disagreement between this article and the Wanadoo article over the date on which Freeserve changed its name to Wanadoo. Maybe someone can find a reliable source to check which date is correct. -- Zundark 09:43, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
'By September 2000, Freeserve had more than 2 million active subscribers[3]. This was vastly more than the incumbent telephony provider BT, something that was unusual for a European ISP.'
This is not entirely surprising considering the state of the UK ISP market at the time. BT was a very late entrant into this market, since government regulation prevented them from creating an ISP business until recently.
Freeserve wasn't the first ISP that offered internet connectivity without a monthly subscription. I believe there were 2 others who launched before Freeserve (afraid I don't know their names). However, Freeserve is certainly the most well-known of those who undertook this approach.
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Was surprised to find that this page had been redirected to a page on Wanadoo when Freeserve existed as a recognised company and brand in the UK for six years. M0thr4 08:16, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
Anyone remember when they first offered this? That 6pm-8am or 6pm-6am bollocks? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.45.139.85 ( talk) 17:00, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
There is disagreement between this article and the Wanadoo article over the date on which Freeserve changed its name to Wanadoo. Maybe someone can find a reliable source to check which date is correct. -- Zundark 09:43, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
'By September 2000, Freeserve had more than 2 million active subscribers[3]. This was vastly more than the incumbent telephony provider BT, something that was unusual for a European ISP.'
This is not entirely surprising considering the state of the UK ISP market at the time. BT was a very late entrant into this market, since government regulation prevented them from creating an ISP business until recently.
Freeserve wasn't the first ISP that offered internet connectivity without a monthly subscription. I believe there were 2 others who launched before Freeserve (afraid I don't know their names). However, Freeserve is certainly the most well-known of those who undertook this approach.