Dear Future Gamer,

I've seen advertised on many message boards all across the Web a new ISP called Freecall-UK. They say they give you Net access via an 0800 number (free call) and charge no monthly subscription fees. Free Net access? It sounds too good to be true but they say they make their money by sending you adverts via email and not from the phone charges so it sounds plausible.

Interested, I went to visit the site but discovered it looks very unprofessional and it has very little information about the company. To get more info I sent them an email but they haven't replied to it after three weeks. Most worrying, they haven't contacted me with log in/password details despite getting four of my friends to sign up as they ask.

I am beginning to think that either I have been incredibly unlucky and fallen though the net five times or this could be a scam to collect emailing lists and sell them on for profit. What do you think?

Iain Gray

FG: Several people have written to us regarding Freecall-UK so we signed ourselves up too. Like you, we haven't yet heard anything back yet. Personally, I don't like this 'sign up five friends to earn points' business, it smacks of pyramid selling to me but I'm willing to give Freecall-UK a chance - hopefully they'll be able to fulfil their promises and we'll keep you informed if anything actually materialises. If anyone who works at Freecall-UK wants to get in touch and put the record straight, I'd like to hear from them...