HiWAAY: Information/Internet Services
HiWAAY Adds New Dial-up Access Numbers for Extended Reach
August 14, 2002 - (Huntsville, Ala.) - HiWAAY Internet Services is pleased to
announce it has expanded its dial-up Internet services to include 14 additional Alabama cities. Internet
users in Greensboro, Demopolis, Linden, Clayton, Hurtsboro, Holtville, Thomasville, Ft. Deposit, Union Town,
Piedmont, Centreville, York, Jacksonville and Livingston now have local dial-up access.
Prior to this addition, Internet users in many of these areas were required to dial long distance for Internet
service, thereby incurring additional telephone company charges.
"As Alabama's local Internet provider, we are proud to continue expanding services throughout our home state,"
HiWAAY General Manager Redge Swing said. "With this service, we are able to offer residents of 14 more Alabama
towns a top-quality, reliable, local Internet connection. These days, folks are looking for ways to do business
with steady and reliable local companies they can count on to be fair and honest. HiWAAY is one of those." "As
Alabama's local Internet provider, we are proud to continue expanding services throughout our home state," HiWAAY
General Manager Redge Swing said. "With this service, we are able to offer residents of 14 more Alabama towns a
top-quality, reliable, local Internet connection. These days, folks are looking for ways to do business with
steady and reliable local companies they can count on to be fair and honest. HiWAAY is one of those."
HiWAAY prides itself on reliability, according to Swing. "Over the past eight years, HiWAAY has developed a superior
network connected to three of the four largest tier-1 Internet backbones, so if one carrier's network goes down, the
traffic is still routed across HiWAAY's network, preventing an interruption in service, " he explained.
HiWAAY offers Internet users a variety of dial-up accounts to choose from, ranging from $9.95 to $21.95 per month.
All of these accounts come with the following features: anti-spam filtering, additional email boxes for family members,
space for a personal web site, toll-free technical support and global roaming from most major cities. HiWAAY's WebMail
feature gives customers the ability to check hiwaay.net email through a web browser anywhere.
Spam filtering is a feature that continues to grow in demand. HiWAAY maintains automated filters that attempt to block
spam before it enters the system and offers an optional filter on individual mailboxes. This anti-spam option, Brightmail,
automatically sidelines spam mail before it reaches a HiWAAY mailbox. Annoying and offensive spam messages are retained
in a special spam mailbox for the mailbox user's review. As an added service, HiWAAY provides virus alerts on its web site to give information about protecting computers from
widespread viruses. "Computer viruses can wreak havoc on your computer, and we believe it is good customer service to
inform users about the latest viruses and give them advice about avoiding and combating them," explained Charles Boley,
customer support manager for HiWAAY. For more information about virus protection and other email issues, log on
to www.hiwaay.net/virusinfo.html.
HiWAAY Internet Services is a full-service Internet Service Provider (ISP) providing individual and business dial-up and
dedicated Internet access, web server solutions and web design services. HiWAAY was established in 1994 to serve the
North Alabama region and has grown to become Alabama's largest ISP, now offering access covering most of the state. HiWAAY
is locally owned and operated in Alabama. For more information about HiWAAY, you may visit the HiWAAY web site at
www.hiwaay.net or call 888/244-9229.
