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bas milis wrote: > dear all, > > my friend came and asked me which internet provider would I suggest > for home user. since I do not come from boston and I hooked from > my school wireless all this time, so I forward this question to you > guys. any suggestion? I used to use Speakeasy, which was great, but expensive. After a few years, I noticed that for less than I was paying Speakeasy to give me DSL with static IP connecting to the Real Internet, I could get Verizon DSL connecting to the Luser Internet *plus* a virtual server at OpenHosting connecting to the Real Internet. Also, I trusted OpenHosting to competently handle things like power interruptions and disk backups better than I could myself. ("Real Internet" = you're allowed to do pretty much anything except spam and you're expected to have some basic technical competence. "Luser Internet" = if you're trying to host a server don't be surprised to see your ports blocked and if you're running Linux don't expect any tech support. Cf. the recent thread on Comcast. I've just given up any hope that an ISP with enough volume to keep prices low is going to support the Real Internet.) So I reluctantly signed up for Verizon DSL (I don't have cable, don't want to pay for cable, so Comcast was out of the question). The transition left me without any broadband access for about a week longer than I expected, and I had to claw through layers of bureaucracy to get information from anybody at Verizon with a clue, but ever since the transition happened, I've had no complaints. Bits come in, bits go out, and if I want to futz with my public-facing Web site I log into OpenHosting. As wicked slothful money-grubbing monopolists go, Verizon is tolerable. > > thx, > -bas > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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