Re: DSL provider on the south shore

["Christopher Giroir" <user=1544@nabble.blu.org>]

 Same thing happened to me. I even doubled checked when signing up that 
windows computers are not needed and the sales person told me that. 
Big fat lie. 

I called and argued for a long time trying to convince the guy that I 
was in the modem and only needed the verizon user name and password in 
order to connect (And probably have him set some flag on my account) 
and he wouldn't listen to me. In the end I got my girlfriend's laptop 
with windows on the network and did the activation but I was very, 
very angry. Switching back to RCN once the verizon contract is up. 

Chris 

On Dec 20, 2007 6:35 AM, Cole Tuininga <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> 
> Hey folks - 
> 
> We got my mother in law a system (it's her first computer) and I stuck 
> Ubuntu on it.  When she came up (I live in NH lakes region - she lives 
> down in New Bedford, MA) I gave her a tour of using it and give her some 
> instructions on how to get Internet service for home. 
> 
> She ended up going with Verizon.  They sent her a DSL kit which I talked 
> her through setting up.  When they finally turned the service on, sure 
> enough - she has to register ... which (according to the dumbass Verizon 
> web app) can only be done from a Windows or Mac system.  Tech support 
> told her that they will not in any way support getting set up with a 
> Linux system.  Idiots. 
> 
> Sorry - I'm a bit frustrated that in this day and age, providers are 
> still doing silly things like forcing people to use *only* the OS's they 
> want you to use. 
> 
> In any case, she doesn't have any friends down there that can bring over 
> a Windows system to get past the registration (at which point, I'm 
> guessing the service would just work).  She also can't afford the 
> $60/month that Comcast wants to charge her. 
> 
> So I'm wondering - does anybody have experience with (not dialup) 
> service providers down that way who have half a clue ... or even just 
> don't do things like this that *prevent* Linux users from getting 
> online? 
> 
> Thanks in advance. 
> 
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