[wplug] Any Suggestion for DSL Service for Linux?

[Richard A. Bilonick]

No, DSL is the same assuming you already have a telephone line ($39.99
for DSL, $20 for phone line).

Rick

Luquilla Hughes wrote:

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> Good reason! When and if that happens to me I will switch also but it
> will be a good while before I am using those services, ftp and
> telnet(, I think). But for right now I will use them as they are
> $39.99 and any DSL arrangement is a bit more.
>  >From: "Richard A. Bilonick"
> >Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
> >To: wplug at wplug.org
> >Subject: Re: [wplug] Any Suggestion for DSL Service for Linux?
> >Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:30:14 -0500
> >
> >I've had @Home for 2 or 3 years now and had beenr reasonably happy.
> That is,
> >until I received an e-mail from them accusing me of running a mail
> server and
> >sending span. They said someone complained that I was sending them
> spam. I sent
> >them an e-mail asking who made this claim. So far I've haven't heard
> back from
> >them (it's been over 1 week). As far as I can tell, I don't have a
> mail server
> >running on my computer and I know I'm not spamming anyone.
> >
> >They also said that I was running an FTP server. Now this is true. I
> sometimes
> >use FTP at work or CMU to get a file from home. According to @Home,
> this is not
> >allowed (along with serving web pages).
> >
> >I think it is ridiculous to prevent me from FTP'ing to get an
> occasional file.
> >I could understand if I were letting hundreds of people FTP my
> computer.
> >
> >I checked with Nauticom and I can get symmetric DSL (via
> Penntelecom). For DSL
> >service, I would need to switch my Bell Atlantic phone line to
> Penntelecom. The
> >cost would be 59.95 a month ($39.95 for DSL and $20 for phone
> service) for the
> >DSL and phone line. I checked with them and it is OK to run FTP and
> telnet
> >(they said that's some of the reasons people use DSL) although I
> don't believe
> >you are allowed to serve web pages.
> >
> >I would be interested in other peoples experience with this. I'm
> planning to
> >switch shortly because I'm afraid that @Home will terminate my
> service without
> >any notice. (Trying to communicate with @Home is a time-consuming and
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> >frustrating experience - and their technical people are clueless.)
> >
> >Rick Bilonick
> >
> >Luquilla Hughes wrote:
> >
> > > My friend has got Verio, which has handled all of the contact with
> the phone
> > > company and he seems very happy about it. I think they are
> verio.com.
> > >
> > > I just got @home and was wondering why you wanted to switch?
> > >
> > > >From: AtHome
> > > >Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
> > > >To: wplug at wplug.org
> > > >Subject: [wplug] Any Suggestion for DSL Service for Linux?
> > > >Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:57:51 -0500
> > > >
> > > >I currently have @Home but would like to change to DSL. Can
> anyone suggest
> > > >which service to use? I want to use it of course with a Linux
> computer.
> > > >Comments would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > >Rick Bilonick
> > > >
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