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Virtually every aspect of Windows 95 & 98 has been improved upon by third-party developers. And dial-up utilities are an excellent example. If you're still using Windows' own cumbersome and limited dial-up utility, you'll be happy to know that there are many outstanding free dialing utilities out there.
Below, we list the Web's top dial-up utilities. These programs make it easier for you to get online and they offer many features not found on Windows' dialer, such as timer logs, auto connect on startup, auto reconnect, automatic program launching and much more. We've also featured a number of free utilities that can dramatically speed up your connection, so you can surf the Web quicker.
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 freeDUM - Here's a nifty free utility that replaces Windows 95's lame dial-up manager. Features an Explorer-like interface, a custom dialer and records log profiles, phone numbers, time online and disconnect info, (if you're bumped off-line.) freeDum will also automatically launch applications for you.
 Mr. Internet - (Direct download: 28 kilobytes) Mr. Internet is a excellent, free app that sits in your Windows' system tray (by the clock) and allows you to launch your Internet connection, Web browser, FTP client, E-mail client, chat client, and news client! It can also automatically click on the connect button on the "Connect to" dialog box, thus saving you a step in getting online.
- Intercent 98 - Here's a helpful free utility from the Netherlands that makes it easy to keep track of the time you spend online. Intercent keeps a time log, as well as calculating the cost of each separate online session and cumulative time and costs. Easy to use. This site is in Dutch; if you can't find the program, the direct download link is here. (For Windows: 926 kilobytes). Available in Dutch and English languages.
- Lemondialer - A free dialer utility that offers an excellent way to connect to the Net. Lemondialer features a high-performance timer with customization cost calculation. There's an easy-to-use log system with monthly reports and printing capabilities. Lots of features, including redial when busy and autoconnect on startup and much more.
- Multi-RAS - This free utility lets you use multiple modems simultaneously to access the Net. It works even if you have to log into multiple ISPs or use different login names for each dialup. To connect with more than one modem at a time, you may need to download Microsoft's Dial Up Networking version 1.2b. For Windows: 762 kilobytes.
- Bob Connect - Here's a fine dial-up networking dialer, which offers support for multiple providers, as well
as multiple phone numbers for each provider. Other features include auto reconnect, statistics, a connections log and more. (Beta: for now it's freeware).
- Dunce - This free utility makes it much easier for you to get connected. It'll even "click" the connect button for you and launch four programs of your choice. This program can save you a lot of time if you spend much time online. After a while, you'll wonder how you lived without it.
- SuperCharger - Here's a powerful free utility that can help speed up your Net browsing. Its "SuperCache" technology stores the IP addresses of your favorite Web pages in a special cache, which can mean much faster page load times. SuperCharger also optimizes certain "hidden" default settings in the Windows 95/98 and NT registry to reconfigure or "tweak" the DialUp Networking Adapter (DUN).
- NetLaunch - Here's an essential free utility that sits idly in your system tray just waiting for you to make a Dial-Up Networking connection. When it senses a connect or disconnect event, it will launch or close programs that you've configured. Adding programs to the Launch List is just a matter of "drag and drop" and each program can be configured individually. Each Dial-Up connection can be configured independently, as well. Highly cool. Here's a screen shot. NetLaunch is offered in several languages, including Chinese, Dutch, French, Italian, Russian and more.
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