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An [Acronym] for __I__nternet __S__ervice __P__rovider.
-An organisation whose main activity is to provide a broad range of [
InterNet]
services, usually to the retail market. Common services include [DialUp|DialUpNotes] connections, [ADSL] connections, [
WebServer]
s hosting their members' [
WebSite]
s, a [WebProxy
], [Email] servers
, [NTP] servers
, [NNTP] servers, [DNS] servers
, [FTP] servers (often
mirrors of software archives)
, games
servers, ..
.
+An organisation whose main activity is to provide a broad range of InterNet services, usually to the retail market. Common services include [DialUp|DialUpNotes] connections, [ADSL] connections, WebServer~
s hosting their members' WebSite~
s, a WebProxy, and various other services, mainly
[DNS
], [Email], [NTP], [NNTP], [FTP] mirrors, but sometimes others as well, such as game
servers.
-See also IspFlames. Compare [IAP].
+!
See also
-Without getting into nit-picks about ISP/IAP differences thankyouverymuch, here are some local (Waikato and New Zealand) ISPs. Please don't add subjective comments - that's what
IspFlames is for. Unless specified otherwise, the ISPs are NZ wide (thanks to the 0867/[IPNet] network).
-
-* Actrix
-* CityLink, the fibre network round central Wellington/Auckland
-* Clear Net (now part of
[TelstraClear])
-* [Data Solutions|http://www.datasolutions.net.nz]
-* [ICONZ] (temporarily called [AsiaOnLine])
-* [IHUG]
-* Maxnet
-* Morenet/Nettel
-* NetStreamInternet
-* [Orcon]
-* Paradise.net (now part of [TelstraClear])
-* QSI (Quick Silver)
-* Saturn (cable service) (now part of [TelstraClear])
-* [Supra Networks|http://www.supra.net.nz/]
-* Walker Wireless (now WooshWireless)
-* [Wave Internet|http://www.wave.co.nz] (probably Hamilton's second ISP, now part of [IHUG])
-* [Wiz Wireless|http://wizbiz.co.nz] - Provide Wireless services in the Wairarapa
-* WorldNet
-* [Xtra]
-
-!! [WirelessNetwork]ing providers in Hamilton:
-* WiredCountry (in Hamilton, provided by [ICONZ]) - uses the old !GoLive wireless network. Used to be flat rate until KyleCarter leeched it all. Now starts at $69.95/month for 512kbit, 5GB cap - see http://www.ezysurf.co.nz/wireless.php (current as of 9 Jul 2005) or http://www.iconz.co.nz/bus_wiredcountry.php for business connections.
-* [Satlan|http://www.satlan.co.nz] - Starts at $ 60.00/month
-* [Xtra] provide a Wireless JetStream service - http://jetstream.xtra.co.nz/chm/,,203313-202321,00.html
-
-!! The following are now defunct:
-* MidlandInternetLimited (probably Hamilton's first ISP)
-* [ZFree] (now part of [TelstraClear])
-* KiwiNET (now part of [Orcon])
-* WISE Net (now part of [Orcon])
-
-!! There are also some international [ISP]s of historical note:
-* [UUNET], now part of [MCI], was the first ever ISP and still a major provider of wholesale services
-* [AOL] was one of the first [ISP]s to mass market InterNet access to the public.
-
-There is a nice map of NZ [ISP
] connectivity at http://ispmap.co.nz/
+*
IspFlames
+* NewZealandProviders
+* [IAP
]
