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#312637 3-May-2024 11:05
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Just trying to recall all the old ISPs etc. Including rebrands and mergers etc....I can think of;

 

Vodafone

 

Telstra

 

Clear 

 

Paradise

 

Bell South

 

Sytec

 

Zfree

 

 

 

Who have I forgotten?

 

 


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  #3225916 3-May-2024 11:07
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ihug and WorldXchange come to mind.




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  #3225917 3-May-2024 11:08
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Ihug

 

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  #3225919 3-May-2024 11:11
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Oh yep, forgot about Ihug. Had no idea about WorldXchange




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  #3225930 3-May-2024 11:27
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Saturn ( the original developers of the eventual HFC network) 


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  #3225932 3-May-2024 11:29
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Farmside. It's in the name of this forum :)


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  #3225935 3-May-2024 11:31
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Kraven:

 

Farmside. It's in the name of this forum :)

 

 

 

 

I just thought they were a provider that used the One.NZ network but not actually a part of the same company?


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  #3225937 3-May-2024 11:32
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wellygary:

 

Saturn ( the original developers of the eventual HFC network) 

 

 

How could I forget about them? The HFC\Cable box on the side of my house has their name on it lol


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  #3225950 3-May-2024 11:46
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wellygary:

 

Saturn ( the original developers of the eventual HFC network) 

 

 

 

 

Wasn't that Kiwi Cable?

 

 

 

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  #3226030 3-May-2024 12:28
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Andib:

 

wellygary:

 

Saturn ( the original developers of the eventual HFC network) 

 

 

Wasn't that Kiwi Cable?

 

 

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?topicid=214522

 

 





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  #3226041 3-May-2024 12:48
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Andib:

 

Edit: additional brands that came from ihug Wave Internet, PC Connect, ES Net

 

 

Wave was our first "real" ISP (after a couple of 1-month trials of others), probably 1995-1999 or so. I think we had 30 hours/month so that was plenty of time to start exploring :)

 

Edit: Oof. The 90s really were a different time!


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  #3226042 3-May-2024 12:53
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I was with Sinesurf at the start of my internet experience on my Amiga around '96 I think. Unlimited dialup for $35. Think it was IHUG after that, when I started working there. Never bothered looking at pricing until I left :D

 

 

 

 





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  #3226086 3-May-2024 14:34
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Zfree . It was huge, it was why you could never get hold of people on the phone. 

 

 

 

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0004/S00096/zfree-the-internet-is-free.htm





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  #3226090 3-May-2024 14:43
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Free Internet? Surely not. It sounds illegal, and I think someone should start a court case over it.


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  #3226102 3-May-2024 15:21
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I seem to recall ZFree being a response to i4Free. That brings back some memories!


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  #3226121 3-May-2024 15:50
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My first "ISP" (and I use the term loosely) was Citynet

 

If you haven't read it before downtothewire is a pretty cool bit of history.





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