Re: [PLUG] Comcast or Verizon DSL for Linux laptop?

["W. Chris Shank" <chris.shank@acetechgroup.com>]

i use comcast. i think it's abuot $40/month. it's fast, but does
occasionally go down (bnut not as much since the @home -> comcast switch).
it works fine linux. in fact, originally, it was difficult to setup linux
cause it needed host info to be sent via DHCP request. However, taht is no
longer the case, so it's even easier to setup. now i have a SMC
router/firewall connected to the modem, and it was a breeze to setup (when i
finally got one that worked).


good luck

>>
>> Well comcast does cablemodem, not DSL.
> 
> True, I should have said 'broadband.'
> 
>>
>> 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.
> 
> Cheaper is better, of course, and I'm not a gamer.  I want broadband
> for two reasons: free up my phone line and make it easy to download
> upgrades of my favorite software (Abiword, Opera, etc.).
> 
> $50/month is tolerable, $40/month is better, $30 or below is merely
> dandy.
> 
>> >
>> welcome to the city that sleeps early ;)
> 
> Hey, so do I....
> 
> Mitch Maltenfort, premature curmudgeon.
> 
> Known oxymorons: entertainment news, youth culture, focus group.
> Probationary: intellectual courage, organized religion, deferred
> gratification.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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