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Re: [TCLUG:3225] Linux Friendly ISPs?



Sound Choice Internet provides internet access with support for Windows,
Mac and Linux.  They run their server and modem pool on Linux.  You may
want to gice them a once-over.  www.scc.net

Peter Lukas

On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Yaron wrote:

>   Hi,
> 
> Well, I used to be on the list before I moved to the Twin Cities, but seem
> to have dissapeared. Anyway, I've been here for a few months and I can't
> seem to find any Linux-Friendly ISP. Usually I wouldn't care, but I'm
> having HUGE probs staying connected to, well, all of them, under _any_ OS,
> but just mentioning Linux seems to turn any support person into a snotty
> obnoxious non-helpful offensive person. 
> 
> The ISP I'm using now said they can't help me under Win95 because they're
> doing me a favour letting me connect with Linux (!!!), and they can't help
> me with Linux because it's not Windows. The reason I'm still with them is
> they provide a static IP for $5/month, so when it disconnects me I can
> reconnect without any data loss.
> 
> The real problem is their modems and mine usually won't sync at decent
> speeds (I have a rockwell chipset v.90). When they sync at under 36600,
> their side won't even show up a prompt. Anyway, while I'd like to solve
> that problem and NOT switch ISPs for the 5th time in a month, pointers to
> any ISP which would consider it part of the service to help Linux people
> connect would be appreciated.
> 
> Sorry about the huge rant-like message (;
> 
> -Yaron
> 
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