[dsl].. [wplug] A question about the list.

[jmh3 at linuxfreak.com]

On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Luquilla Hughes wrote:

> I think this was discussed about 2 months ago on the list. I was thinking 
> about signing up for at home then. Now I am looking at DSL. Has anyone used 
> Verio or Telerama?
> What is your opinions about there service and support?
> Would you reccomend one other than them?
> If you have tried more than one which one did you like best?

verizion and stuff:

it took a while for me to get it set up, but it works really well.
the time to get it set up was partially my fault.  i signed up on
around oct 20th, and they said i should be able to connect around oct
26th. since their install software only works in windows (and presumably
mac) i had to arrange a temporary windows machine (my advisors laptop).
to make a long story short. the connection wasnt active on 10-26 like they
said. because of school and computer logistics i wasnt able to determine
this until around 11-15. i called tech support and they said it would be
taken care of by 11-26. it was and the install went fine on the windows
side. 

i used rp-pppoe from roaringpenguin.com to get it working in linux-as
suggested by someone on the list. this wasnt an issue after i realized i
forgot to do make modules_install to put the module for my nic in the
right place. i download a client from dyndns.org to get a xxx.homeip.net
domain, and all is well. 

download speeds are about what i expected. i haven't had the chance to
estimate the upload speeds.

if you decide to go with verizion consider the following: 
 o i read alot of bad stuff about them after i had already 
   ordered the service. keep in mind that with a company this 
   large there are bound to be people who are dissatified, and 
   people tend speak louder when they are unhappy.

 o the tech support people are generally nice to you as long
   as you are nice to them :)

 o it really sucks that you have to have a windows computer to 
   set stuff up. i would have had everything working quicker if
   i didnt have to borrow a windows box to get things going.

 o email me if you have any trouble and i'll do what i can.


john


> 
> >From: "Procario, Michael" <Michael.Procario at science.doe.gov>
> >Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
> >To: "'wplug at wplug.org'" <wplug at wplug.org>
> >Subject: RE: [wplug] A question about the list.
> >Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 10:47:14 -0500
> >
> >Can @home users use an outside mail server? I have an account at
> >crosswinds.net which has free pop and smtp servers, which is much more
> >reliable than what you describe about @home.  However, on my ISP
> >(Netcom->Mindspring->Earthlink) I cannot use the crosswinds smtp server. I
> >have to use the Earthlink one. It is supposed to be a antiSPAM policy.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: David Tessitor [mailto:dttessitor at home.com]
> >Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 5:51 PM
> >To: wplug at wplug.org
> >Subject: Re: [wplug] A question about the list.
> >
> >
> >While your summary could be part of it, one look at your email address
> >should supply
> >the biggest part of the reason.  I have literally received email on my 
> >@home
> >accounts
> >three weeks after it was sent --- one by Brian Sammon was sent to the wplug
> >list and
> >had the directions to the Installfest; I only got it in time for the next
> >meeting
> >instead.  The @home roulette should explain why you don't receive things at
> >your
> >computer in order.
> >
> >Even restamping times by the mail server isn't going to fix @home's
> >abominable
> >service.  It's been that way for some time now.  If it weren't for being up
> >to 100
> >times faster for down loads than a 56K modem (as much as 480+ kBytes/sec. 
> >or
> >4.8Mb/sec. during Thanksgiving vacation) it would definitely would not be
> >worth
> >keeping.
> >
> >Email sorting out of sequential order on your computer once it's received 
> >is
> >usually a
> >matter of a sending computer's clock being set incorrectly.  A few minutes
> >can make a
> >difference if a response to a posting is made quickly afterward.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >=========
> >
> >Bill Powell wrote:
> >
> > > At first that is what I thought, but in some cases the original note
> >physically
> > > arrives
> > > minutes or hours later.
> > >
> > > The previous statement aside,  I think some of the cases might be that 
> >the
> >system
> > > clocks on the boxes that originate individual notes might be set to
> >different time
> > > zones than those of the others, since I know many of the wplug list
> >members no
> > > longer live in the Pittsburgh area.
> > >
> > > Bill
> >
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