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Links to ISPs in the Frankfort-Elberta, Beulah-Benzonia,
Honor, Arcadia, and Bear Lake, Michigan Areas.
Last Updated: November, 2008
Dial-up Service - 28.8 to 56 kbps
Use the link below to verify a telephone exchange is local to your area to avoid
unwanted toll or long distance charges
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Calling Area
- Local providers:
- Most local phone companies offer dial-up service:
- There are many regional and national ISPs that offer access in this area. Here
are just a few:
- 1010Internet - Based in Grand Rapids,
MI.
- CoreComm - Based in East Lansing, MI.
- Dial In Free - Free unlimited dialup
service for Michigan residents. Provides Internet access, but no email. You must
use your email provider's Web-mail based system, or use a free email account (like
those from Hotmail, Yahoo, and Google – Gmail).
- Earthlink - National ISP
- LocalNet - Based in Buffalo, NY, with
offices in MI and WI.
- NetOne Communications - Based in Sears,
MI.
- PeoplePC - National ISP
- Triton Technologies
- Based in Grand Rapids, MI.
- Find more ISPs by going to Google and entering
things like:
Broadband (high-speed) Internet Services - 384 kbps to 15 mbps (or more!)
- DSL (high-speed Internet service via the phone line) - Offered in all
areas, but is distance dependent from the phone company's "central office"
to your location, so it is not available to all residents in a given area. Most local
phone companies offer DSL service:
And it's resold by many local, regional, and national ISPs. Contact your favorite
ISP to see of they offer DSL in your area. When purchased via the local phone company,
this is usually the cheapest high-speed Internet option for a given speed
- Cable Internet (high-speed Internet service via the cable TV line) - Not
available to all residents in a given area.
This is usually the more expensive high-speed Internet option for a given speed
compared to DSL.
- Cellular Internet: (high-speed Internet service via the cell phone
system) - Available to virtually everyone. Uses a small, simple, modem-like device
called an aircard. If you have a strong signal with a particular cell phone provider,
chances are very good you can get high-speed Internet via that cell phone provider.
This is only system that's truly portable – when used with a laptop, you can access
the Internet anywhere you have you have a strong signal from the cell phone provider.
This is usually the more expensive high-speed Internet option for a given speed
compared to Cable and DSL. Also, the cheapest plans are slower and more expensive
than Cable and DSL.
- Satellite Internet: (high-speed Internet service via satellite dish)
- Available to virtually everyone.
This is usually the more expensive high-speed Internet option for a given speed
compared to all the rest. Also, the cheapest plane are slower and more expensive
than Cable and DSL. And you must but a special satellite dish. At certain times of
inclement weather, the signal can become quite weak or drop-out all together.
- See Also:
- BuyTelco - Compare Cable, DSL, and other
high speed Internet Options - Find the best high speed Internet prices and solutions
for those providers serving your neighborhood.
See also: Northern Michigan Broadband
Cooperative
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