Re: [TCLUG:14812] DSL

[Adam Maloney <adam@iexposure.com>]

Here's a snippet of my conversation:

UF-West> And what operating system are you running?
Me> Linux
UF-West> is that PC or macintosh?
Me> It's PC
UF-West> and is it Windows 95 or better?
Me> <shrug> sure.

They really need to ask that to know if they should send you the
macintosh serial cable or the standard serial port cable (PC, Sun,
everyone besides apple).  

You're absolutely right though, they shouldn't force you to hide the
fact that you're running Linux.

On the ISP Megacentral website, it does mention:
"Users of the Linus <sic> operating system will have to get the external
hardware kit".

So if you use that Linus OS...

Philip C Mendelsohn wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Adam Maloney wrote:
> 
> > The $69 was probably the setup and installation costs which are
> > currently waived.
> 
> No -- they were waiving that at that time too.  They meant that I had to
> get the "Deluxe" service, or whatever that was.
> 
> >  The UF-West phone people are pretty non-clued, so
> > they quoted you the wrong thing.  Don't even tell them you use Linux.
> > Just play their game.  You want the external hardware kit and you have a
> > happy Windows 98 PC with as much free resources as you need.  You want
> > the self install (why pay $70 to have someone plug a bunch of stuff in)?
> 
> OK, but am I the only one that it bothers that I have to be in the closet
> about having Linux?  If you ask me, this is the most grievous harm in the
> M$ monopoly things -- but that's another day's conversation.
> 
> > The Telco charge is $29.95 / month for the DSL service, and the ISP
> > charge is extra, depending on who you choose.  Myself, VISI, Sound,
> > Sihope, Citilink, USWest.net, and quite a few others all provide DSL
> > service at varying prices depending on what you need.
> 
> OK, cool.  That helps.
> 
> Phil M
> 
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