[wplug] Question on ISP rec's for Ligonier Area

[Ben Beige]

If you are going to support her in any questions she has, I'd suggest 
acess995 (http://acces995.com) which can be paid annually and as the name 
implies is 9.95 a month :)


Ben

At 11:39 AM 10/2/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Hey all,
>
>    I'm a member of Atlanta's Linux User's Group - Ale. Not a 
> meeting-goer, but I do participate in the list. Anyway - my sister is up 
> in Ligonier and I am putting together a laptop for her. I'm weighing the 
> advantages/disadvantages of a few distributions and researching dial-up 
> connectivity in Ligonier PA.
>
>    My sister is a Windows person, but I was thinking of installing Linux 
> on the laptop (I purchased a Dell laptop off Dell Financial Services on 
> E-Bay. They come with no OS installed - plus I think Linux is a GOOD 
> thing). I have experience in Mandrake and SuSE, and just a little bit of 
> experience in Debian.
>
>    My questions are:
>1. If you were to install a Linux OS for a remote newbie, what would you 
>install? I'm leaning towards RH or SuSE as their manuals are very easy to 
>follow. She would mainly be doing web surfing, e-mail, and writing 
>documents (so Open Office would be installed).
>
>2. If you were to pre-pay an ISP for 6 months or a year, what ISP would 
>you pick? I have good experiences with AT&T and Earthlink, but have no 
>experience with any local ISP's that might have better prices.
>
>3. Would you find if I point my sis at your LUG? She would be completely 
>new to Linux and I don't want her floundering. I'll work on answering 
>questions for her, and pointing her to appropriate documentation sources 
>and google - but local sources of information could probably help her out. 
>I'd ask her to call/e-mail me with any tech support questions first, to 
>cut down on overwhelming your group with newbie questions.
>
>Bruce
>
>
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