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AT&T Worldnet Service

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The Resume

    (1996- )
    Owned by AT&T
    1997 Prices:
    $19.95 per month dial-up
    2006 Prices:
    $14.95 per month unlimited dial-up for AT&T phone customers
    $21.95 per month unlimited dial-up for Non AT&T phone customers
    $29.95 per month DSL for the first 12 months for AT&T phone customers
    $39.95 per month DSL for the first 12 months for Non AT&T phone customers
    $49.95 per month DSL after 12 months
    First month free

Why AT&T Worldnet Service might be annoying:

    It stole the AOL - America Online phrases 'You Have Mail,' 'You've Got Mail,' 'Buddy List' and 'IM'
    They bundled their software into products like Collier's Encyclopedia.
    They charge an additional $4.95 to play games in their 'game hub.'
    It was hacked into in 1996, which caused them to go down for more than a full day.

Why AT&T Worldnet Service might not be annoying:

    Its dial-up includes the 5X accelerator.
    VeriTest gave them an A+ for service reliability (August 2005).
    PC World ranked them the #1 dial-up ISP (June 2005).
    It features an automatic spam filter.
    It offers free use of Norton AntiVirus.
    AOL - America Online sued them for trademark infringements, but lost (December 1998).
    It partnered with Blockbuster.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 55 Votes: 65.45% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 17 Votes: 82.35% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 133 Votes: 74.44% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 54 Votes: 70.37% Annoying