Rebecca Ore on Sat, 8 Jun 2002 05:04:21 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] Re: Verizon DSL


On Fri, 07 Jun 2002, Michael Leone wrote:

> 
> 
> On 7 Jun 2002 at 10:43, Rebecca Ore wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 07 Jun 2002, Michael Leone wrote:
> > 
> > > amount of time (a month, probably). Leave before that time, and you
> > > pay for the modem. I know I had to stay with Verizon as an ISP for a
> > > month, else I wold have had to pay the extra $100 for the modem.
> > 
> > Now, it's "or return the modem" and the whole deal can be cancelled as
> > long as the modem's returned in the first trial month.
> 
> OK. But the point is ... you wanna *keep* the modem, so that you can 
> continue using it with a new ISP.

If I lose my mind and decide to run hobby servers again for free, I would
probably go back to using the line that's coming through the wall to the
FlowPoint, which doesn't appear to have anyone claiming it from me, though I
think it's actually the former Netaxs's and I probably should turn it in when I
get my server out of colo.

I think that line can just plug straight into a small router, which is
essentially what the FlowPoint is, if I understand correctly.


> 
> So maybe you can do what I did - sign up and suffer with Verizon for 
> 4-6 weeks; then switch ISP service to someone else, while keeping 
> Verizon as line provider.
> 
> This way you don't have to pay $200 extra for the modem; you already 
> have it, curtesy of your sentence .. err, stint ... at Verizon. :-)

If the British are the lead in this, the telcos are going to start selling
barebones directly to end users, residential as well as commercial.  For now,
this works.

I also am very tired of role account spam due to NetSol's practices or why ever
I get what I get at contact@ogoense.net.  

-- 
Rebecca Ore
http://www.ogoense.net

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