We've completed the first stage of our dialup ISP listings refresh, which has seen the 'Free' and 'Pay' 0845/0844 (local call rate) listings merged and a new one added for 'Global Roaming Dialup'.

These days’ 0845 only packages only account for a minority of the market, yet for those still staying clear of broadband our revamped listings may help. We now also check for e-mail, usenet (newsgroup), anti-virus, anti-spam, webspace and webmail features as with our other listings.

Where possible we've also attempted to identify (in the 'Notes') whether a provider uses server-side dialup compression and or an 0844 number instead of the usual 0845 (check your operators charge sheet for price differences). 0844 numbers can sometimes be cheaper, while compression will speed up the loading of uncompressed websites and e-mails:

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/list.shtml

The unmetered dialup listings are now next in line for a general update.