[luau] ISP recommendation...

[Garcia, Nelson C]

I'm not sure any more what ISPs mean by "supporting Linux". That may be a
leftover from when DHCP, PPP and other networking utilities in Linux were
inconsistent in some distributions. Also, "back in the day" ISPs would give
you browser and email software with installation and those were usually
Microsoft.
IMHO the more logical approach is to say that if you ever need to call your
ISP for software support then perhaps Linux is not for you (and not vice
versa).
So this could be some unintentional FUD in the part of ISPs. Most of them
use Linux themselves anyway.
There is a free magazine at most computer stores in Hawaii - I think is
called Hawaii Online - that lists *most* ISPs in Hawaii on every issue on
side-by-side comparison. 
My vote is for Flex. You can sign up online and be up in minutes.
Aloha,
Nelson

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Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 5:11 AM
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Subject: RE: [luau] ISP recommendation...


[Rick Chavez:]
> > Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the obvious, the computer will 
> be running 
> > linux so an ISP that doesn't have a cow when they hear the 
> word linux, 
> > would be a plus.
[Vince Hoang:]  
> I am familiar with broadband providers having a snit with 
> Linux...

I'm not sure what it means to have a snit, but if you mean not support
configuration that may yet be true to a certain extent.  It was certainly
more true in the past.  Although in the past some people associated with
certain broadband providers tried to go out of there way to support those
choosing Linux.

I've heard that Earthlink (both dial up and broadband available) has a very
progressive attitude towards supporting Linux, but I don't have first hand
experience.

-Doug-

Speaking entirely as an individual and not in affiliation with anything.
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