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Membership and Services
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Over 12 million sessions served!
Toronto Free-Net is Toronto's oldest public dial-up Internet access provider.
Founded in 1993, TFN is the first ISP to over 45 thousand Toronto citizens.
TFN has always been free of annoying advertising and has done its best to remove
barriers to access for all citizens. TFN is a non-profit ISP, in it for the
long haul because Internet access should be for everybody.
TFN receives no government funding for its core operating costs and
relies solely on contributions of its members to pay for the development
and maintenance of its services. The biggest single cost is for dialup
phone lines. By contributing to TFN you are supporting our efforts to
provide sponsored and subsidised Internet access to disadvantaged
citizens of the GTA who otherwise would have to forgo convenient
Internet access in favour of very basic necessities. If (for instance)
you are buying a take-out beverage once a week, you can afford to
financially support TFN in its goal that all citizens can meaningfully
participate online.
By becoming a member of Toronto Free-Net you are agreeing that you support
the reality of Universal Internet Access in the Toronto region.
Memberships
- For either the beginning or advanced member we have an affordable dialup account
to fill your needs.
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9 am to Midnight (Daily)
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Midnight to 9 am (Daily)
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Save Prev Day's Time
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Maximum Session Length
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Web Space
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Monthly*
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Annual
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| Basic
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20 minutes
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20 minutes
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no
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10 min.
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0.5 MB
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donate
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donate
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| 1-Plus
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70 minutes
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70 minutes
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no
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60 min.
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3 MB
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$5
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$50
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| 2-Plus
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130 minutes
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190 minutes
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no
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60 min.
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7 MB
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$8
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$80
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| 442-Plus
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130 minutes
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370 minutes
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yes
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90 Min.
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10 MB
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$10
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$100
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| Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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20 MB
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$20
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$192
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- All membership levels include: E-Mail, WWW Access, Webmail, space
for your own Web homepage, storage space for files, voting privileges at FreeNet
general meetings.
- You are never cut off! All accounts allow short connections after you've used your regular daily
time. This enables you to still compose responses while disconnected and
then reconnect to send and receive new mail. If you are browsing the Web, you can continue to read the page you were on if the system disconnects you. Then when you click on the next link, you will automatically reconnect and be able to view the next page.
- Session length limits are put in place to make sure that everyone can get access if TFN's phone lines ever become busy. (That has only happened briefly a few times in the last year). 442-plus accounts, have no session length limit from midnight until 9am!The 442-plus account is designed to seem like "unlimited" for most people.
Add GST to all prices! A $5.00 Set-up Fee will be charged whenever upgrading from Basic level accounts.
*Prepay annually or quarterly by mailing a cheque, or phoning credit card information. Payments
may be made at the office by cash (please bring exact change), cheque or by credit card. Official hours for processing in person payments are Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30am - 4:45pm or by appointment.
New Members: How to Join TFN
In order to become a member, each individual must first register on-line,
indicating they have read and agree to TFN's Membership Agreement, and then mail, fax or bring a copy of
personal identification to the TFN office (which can be attached
with your first payment if you wish). This process will create a Basic
account. Once you have created a Basic account you can at any point submit payment by one of the methods mentioned
above, to then upgrade your account to the level desired.
- Choose an account level from the chart above.
- Start the online Registration process.
- If you have already registered (have a User-ID assigned to you),
DO NOT REGISTER AGAIN... if your name is not being accepted
- If you previously stopped at the payment options screen, and now wish to have
a Plus Membership you need to send us your payment and a copy
of Personal Identification. To do this now, follow this link to Select A Payment Method for New Memberships.
- New Basic Members only need to send us a copy of Personal
Identification to have their account activated. Usually it takes about 1 business day
Follow this link for instructions on
where and how to send us your Personal Identification.
Upgrading Memberships
Renewing Memberships
If you have a Plus level account, you must insure that you renew your account
regularly (keep payments up to date). All accounts not renewed in a timely fashion
will be reset to BASIC level (20 min. online per day).
It is each member's responsibility to ensure that they keep their account payments
current. TFN has developed a system to warn members of impending expiry, via e-mail,
but please do not rely on these notices. They could easily be missed because of
a full mailbox, or other causes.
Membership Agreement
View the Membership Agreement
Notes:
All time limits are subject to change depending upon system loads and
usage. This is so that a maximum number of users can be served, and to
minimize long redial attempts by users. i.e., ease of access is more
important than length of access.
Those with a Voting Membership in the TFN will have the ability to
determine and approve future directions and policies in keeping with the
mandate of the FreeNet. Memberships must be in good standing at the time
of the meeting to have voting privileges.
Donations are accepted and encouraged at all times, as these are an
essential source of funding to maintain the TFN.
©
2001-2008 Toronto FreeNet Inc.
