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Exclusive: CallNet's email for the masses

...details are thin. The company recently hit headlines with its launch of CallNet 0800, which promises unlimited toll-free Internet calls, but has struggled to... Read more

12 November, 1999 by Richard Barry

CallNet latest victim of unmetered popularity

CallNet 0800 becomes the latest unmetered ISP to admit it can't cope... Read more

7 June, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

The no-cost Internet

...free ISP nirvana so far has been through small-scale offerings like CallNet 0800. This is a service which appears to be totally free from... Read more

8 March, 2000 by Tony Westbrook

A Year Ago: BT blamed for CallNet collapse

...registered and are already accessing the Internet through its free service. "The CallNet 0800 concept of totally free Internet access has been thoroughly vindicated with... Read more

1 November, 2000 by Justin Pearse

Jane Wakefield: How we can't resist a bargain

They promised the World and delivered Barnsley. Read more

12 June, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

News Roundup: NEW unmetered access - updated

...this time they might even work. CallNet latest victim of unmetered popularity CallNet 0800 becomes the latest unmetered ISP to admit it can't cope... Read more

12 June, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

LibertySurf suspends service

...the unmetered services on offer have encountered problems, including Telewest, ntl and CallNet 0800. Marketing director of LibertySurf Paul Shalet admits it is an old... Read more

1 June, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

BT's Net monopoly ends Wednesday

...since the first wave of cut price unmetered deals began with the CallNet 0800 launch back in November last year. Since then the ISP has... Read more

31 May, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Internet price war ahead as AltaVista arrives

...price tag before a (delayed) summer launch. Meanwhile, maverick operators such as CallNet 0800 and X-Stream are beginning to take a gamble on completely... Read more

6 March, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

AltaVista offers unlimited surfing for £10 a year

...the uncharted waters of free Internet calls with its nearly free service. CallNet 0800 set the ball rolling when it launched its totally free service... Read more

3 March, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

BT blamed for CallNet collapse

...registered and are already accessing the Internet through its free service. "The CallNet 0800 concept of totally free Internet access has been thoroughly vindicated with... Read more

1 November, 1999 by Justin Pearse

CallNet launches free Internet service

...raft of CallNet imitators. Users wishing to subscribe will be given a CallNet 0800 number to connect to the Internet for free. There are no... Read more

1 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

Free Net access: Industry questions CallNet scheme

Even before the CallNet 0800 service gets off the ground, consensus among experts and observers suggests... Read more

28 October, 1999 by ZDNet UK

Totally free Internet access from Monday

...by UK ISP Callnet. Users of the service will be given a Callnet 0800 number to connect to the Internet for free and do not... Read more

27 October, 1999 by Richard Barry

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