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Re: [PLUG] Comcast or Verizon DSL for Linux laptop?
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On Thu, 2002-07-11 at 22:45, Mitchell Maltenfort wrote:
>
> A premature hello, as I'm not moving to Philly for a few months yet. I'm
> currently happily using Directvinternet (formerly Telocity) for my DSL
> service, though they tell me I'll have to disconnect with them and then
> reapply.
>
> Several leasing agents for apartments in Center City told me their
> buildings were known to support DSL through Comcast or Verizon.
Well comcast does cablemodem, not DSL.
> I know from general scuttlebutt that Verizon has a bad rep and neither
> officially support Linux. What I'd like to ask the list for is _specific_
> scuttlebutt as to whether I should use either, or another service
> altogether.
I am trying to get my friend's PC working with Verizon DSL now.. it's
slow even in windows... I use speakeasy.net myself. I suppose it
depends on your budget.
> Tactical information: I use Mandrake Linux 7.2 (with various upgrades) on
> a Toshiba Satellite 2800-S201 with built-in Ethernet card running on the
> Ethernet Pro 100 module.
>
> Thanks in advance. See you this fall, I hope.
>
welcome to the city that sleeps early ;)
>
> Known oxymorons: entertainment news, youth culture, focus group.
> Probationary: intellectual courage, organized religion, deferred gratification.
>
-- noah silva
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