🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi.

There's a lot of talk in this group about good/inexpensive internet
providers.  Most people don't seem to recognize the benefits of
pooling resources.  Many ISP's allow accounts to be used by more
than one family member.  Separate email boxes can be purchased from
the ISP, or use free ones such as hotmail.  IBM even provides up
to 6 email accounts on their unlimited package ($30/mth).
That's $5/mth per family member, and I didn't see anything about
it having to be in the same household.  Considering many ISP's
will charge up to $10/mth for a 5-10hr/mth account, this is
a quite significant savings.
I puchased a $30/mth for 90hr IStar account for family members
in Sydney, NS (not many to choose from in Sydney).  This works
out to $10/mth for each family for 30hrs/month.  As well I can use
the IStar account as a backup if there are problems with the
unlimited account I regularly use in Ottawa.
I tend to be frequently asked to help family with computer setup,
so setting them up with an existing ISP account also makes things
simpler for me, rather than trying to help them each set up their
own accounts.
The only caveat is that some ISP's don't allow simultaneous logins
with the same account (especially the unlimited accounts). A short
search around should find one that fits you and your friends well,
and is easy on the pocketbook.

-Ralph