Manifesto.
We believe that everyone should have access to a stable, long term, email
address. No matter how little they can afford. No matter what type of
computer they use, old or new.
We want access for everyone, without compromising the confidentiality
of our correspondence. Without jeopardizing our civil liberties.
Without banner ads. Without our habits getting monetized in some other
compromizing way. Without being forced to pay high prices for mediocre
Internet service, just to retain the
myname@phone.ca
or
myname@cable.com
email address which we gave to our classmates back in 1996. Without
losing our freemium address when the well-intentioned provider runs out
of venture capital or when new owners take over.
We wanted stable, secure email, free of charge, unhindered by commercial
or other secret agendas. And we built it!
TFN has delivered Internet to the GTA & surrounding communities since
1994 — the dawn of the web boom. We learned how to provide decent
email at a cost that is low enough to fund a free service, from general
revenues, sustainably. As a non-profit, TFN can't be sold (that would
be illegal). As the oldest Internet provider in Toronto, we have proven
the longevity of a torfree.net email address. It's yours even if you
don't pay TFN for a connection.
Donations are definitely welcome but we don't guilt you out.
Sign up for a TFN email account.
To receive any service, you must be a member of Toronto Free-Net.
Membership is free of charge. Fill out the
online membership form,
then show proof that you are who you said in your application (because
you are becoming a voting member).
All members start at the
Basic access level,
which is free of charge. It has no setup fee, no monthly fee, not
any kind of fee. You move up from Basic upon paying for any service.
If you stop paying, you simply return to Basic.
Configuration & usage instructions.
