Y2K Diary [ 01.04.00 ]

92. Get Connected (Part 2)

Soon it will be free to browse the universe ad nauseam.  It's time transportation in one's own bedroom.  As BT (British Telecom) advertise it: How can we choose an internet service provider, when one is spoilt for choice between all these weird and wonderful names available?
How can we indeed?  A name that we can trust like BT?  And win a million pounds?  Isn't it a little bit too good to be true?  Or Demon (one of mine) with a name like that, need I say more?
Connected?
And we need a few because one can be unavailable, too busy or simply that the network went down altogether.  A name we all know Virgin freshly brewed.  Freeserve?  For freedom of movement?  American power with AOL free this and that.   Freebies and goodies by the supermarket giant Tesco.  What happens when Yahoo can't find this popular web address?

But they've promised you instant connection in their intensive advertising?  Who will be here tomorrow?  Who can tell? JD

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