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Am I the only one that was wondering why the dialup ISP Juno.com was considered a rival to Uber? Guess it's a different Juno.. TIL Juno.com still offers dial-

by coleca 9y ago

Am I the only one that was wondering why the dialup ISP Juno.com was considered a rival to Uber? Guess it's a different Juno.. TIL Juno.com still offers dial-up for $15.95/mo. Gone are the days of free dial-up with obnoxious banner ads.

ghaff 9y ago
Heh. I used their free service on occasion for a few years during the period when it was no longer worth it for me to pay for monthly dial-up but broadband wasn't always available when traveling. (And pre-mobile data.)
bokchoi 9y ago
I was confused why Juno Therapeutics would be competing with Uber. They have the ticker symbol JUNO on Nasdaq. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Therapeutics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Therapeutics
doctorshady 9y ago
There are a few who still offer free dial-up. No banner ads, since they make money by doing traffic pumping.
- voltagex_ 9y ago
  What's traffic pumping?
  - scott00 9y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_pumping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_pumping
    - voltagex_ 9y ago
      I wonder if schemes like this are used anywhere other than the US.
nol13 9y ago
ahh, my first email address