The dirty little habit that dragged most Internet companies into bankruptcy was advertising spending. It cost some companies, such as free Internet service provider (ISP) NetZero , millions upon ...

NetZero burst onto the scene in 1998 as the first in a crop of Internet service providers that gave subscribers free access to the Web using an advertising-supported model. NetZero’s patented ad ...

NetZero, the lovable late 90’s free internet provider, is back from the dead (though it never really died) with a new, more relevant option: free 4G data. Yep, if you buy a NetZero hotspot or USB ...

NetZero, the free dial-up company, is reinventing itself with free 4G service March 21, 2012 — -- Say NetZero to anyone who started playing around on the Internet in 1998 and they'll likely know ...

A friend of mine just signed up for NetZero's 4G service in a small town in Wisconsin. He was immediately sent a 4G modem. Neither the Website nor anyone in sales told him he would need SP3-level for ...

Back in the 90s NetZero offered free dial-up internet access by placing ads on your screen while you were online. Now the company is back with a new 4G WiMAX offering, and there’s still a free plan — ...

Two things surprised us in the last few days: first, NetZero still exists. This is the company that had ubiquitous ads for its dial-up Internet service in the early 2000s (in fact, still sells dial-up ...

Working in conjunction with Clearwire, NetZero is taking aim at giants such as AT&T and Verizon. The dot-com survivor today announced NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband, a new service that’s running on the ...

Internet access provider NetZero is getting competitive in the 4G data services space, announcing its new NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband Service that offers no-cost 4G mobile Internet access with the ...

NetZero announces its first 4G mobile broadband solutions, including a hot-spot router and a USB modem, which are based on Clear's 4G coverage and come with a free data plan plus a one-year free trial ...