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

Fri Dec 22 15:49:34 EST 2000

Oh is verio and verizon the same? I thought verio handled verizon for you, 
which if done right would be GREAT.

>From: jmh3 at linuxfreak.com
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>Subject: RE:[dsl].. [wplug] A question about the list.
>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 11:18:22 -0700 (MST)
>
>
>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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