Dial-in Internet Access Providers in Manhattan, Kansas, and beyond

These provide dial-up connections(via your modem) to the internet.  Generally there is a local phone number giving access (sometimes more than one), and an 800-number for access from anywhere in the US (rates for using this can be somewhat higher).  They also provide you with all the software necessary for doing e-mail and web-browsing from your computer via their service.  (In the case of KSU Telecommunications, these will be part of a bundled software package called the CatPack.  With some service providers, you have options about different e-mail programs.)  All offer a variety of pricing options.

At the bottom of the page I have listed several places that offer free browser-based e-mail service.  But to use them, you first have to be connected to the internet via some internet access provider.


Internet Access Providers in the Manhattan, Kansas, area.  (Let me know if I've missed someone here, or if you discover that the information I've given here needs updating.)

K-State Telecommunications

Bear Computer Systems   [Manhattan]

InterKan.Net   [Manhattan]

Flint Hills Internet   [Manhattan & Junction City]

JC Onramp   [Junction City]

KansasNet   [Fox Business Systems, Manhattan]

Networks Plus   [Manhattan]

Oz Online   [Manhattan & Junction City]

Wamego Computer Services


Some big ISPs with national or international scope

AOL (America On-Line)

AT&T WorldNet Service

Juno  (with e-mail domain  juno.com)

Microsoft's MSN

Netscape's Qwest

Southwestern Bell Internet Services


Free browser-based e-mail services

Please note that at these places you will not receive mail sent to your campus e-mail account unless you make special arrangments.  This includes messages sent to you via a course listserv and messages sent by people who found your address on the campus web White Pages, which so far only lists accounts @ksu.edu.  Being careless about this could be quite harmful to your interests!  Read here to find out how to avoid this.

Excite's Mailexcite   (with e-mail domain  mailexcite.com)

Hushmail (which offers "end-to-end security")

Microsoft's Hotmail   (with e-mail domain  hotmail.com)

Netscape's WebMail   (with e-mail domain  webmail.com)

Yahoo! Mail  (Click on the offer for free e-mail you find on the page linked to here.)


A different kind of service (for fee) that some may be interested in is to be found at:

pobox.com


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      This page last updated 15 January 2000.