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If you want a more reliable and Linux friendly service, I
would definitely go with Speakeasy. I've wanted to switch
but Earthlink works well enough that I don't want to change
my email or deal with any outage problems. I still have
this on the ToDo list at a low priority. The next long
outage might force me over the edge! ;-)
Okay, those are my thoughts. I definitely recommend using
Bob Toxen for setting up a standalone firewall that
autoconnects to your provider and is managed for updates and
security by him. We have 7 in the field and 3 at KSU. They
are the machines that cause me the least trouble and time. ;-)
Also, an account with Linux support, better reliability, no
PPPoE or PPPoA, and static IP is worth a significant extra
cost in my opinion. I would say eliminating the PPPoE and
PPPoA would significantly reduce our DSL problems. I've
never had a single issue with the user on Charter Cable,
however, it they won't talk about Linux at all.
Best of luck,
Dow
Courtney Thomas,,, wrote:
> Who do you recommend Dow ?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Dow Hurst wrote:
>
>> I really despise that now! Reliability and quality mean a whole lot
>> more in the long run. I've spent many days working on unreliable DSL
>> connections that ended up being a provider problem. That just should
>> not be.
>> Dow
>>
>>
>> Christopher Fowler wrote:
>>
>>> Many people have a higher value of their money than they do of their
>>> time. They'll pick the cheapest route regardless of the amount of work
>>> involved.
>>> On Wed, 2004-01-14 at 09:07, Geoffrey wrote:
>>>
>>>> Christopher Fowler wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> An average internet user would be bellsouth or Earthlink.
>>>>>
>>>>> An engineer gets Speedfactory or Speakeasy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't understand that. I do understand why 'an engineer' would
>>>> choose Speedfactory or Speakeasy. I would expect an 'educated'
>>>> average internet user would as well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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