[luau] RoadRunner or EarthLink?
Hawaii Linux Institute
wp at HawaiiLinux.us
Wed Dec 24 07:55:01 PST 2003
Thanx for the input. Actually I have switched from RR to Earthlink
about a couple of weeks ago. All I needed to do, "essentially", was to
go to Ala Moana Center and exchange my old cable modem (I was one of the
first RR subscribers) for a newer one. As you mentioned, Earthlink
claims to have a higher maximum speed (thus, necessitating the need for
the modem upgrade), but I really couldn't tell. The only reason for my
switch is that, at the same or a little cheaper cost, Earthlink also
gives me a worldwide (including mainland, China, Taiwan, Japan, etc.)
dial-up account. To me, this is invaluable.
Everything can be done over the phone. But there is one caveat: you
have to at least once log in as root to allow Earthlink to update your
DNS. Of course, you can always change them mannually as I did, but you
have to call Earthlink to get those numbers.
Windows users won't have this problem--if your house is not locked, you
don't need the key. Windows should be banned for broadband use. This
is an excellent example. wayne
J. David Beutel wrote:
>I've ordered EarthLink. It's a little cheaper than RoadRunner, claims a
>higher maximum speed, and looks more server-friendly. The Oceanic person
>who took my order had never heard of "Linux", but she transfered me to a
>techie who told me that EarthLink provides a dynamic global IP and doesn't
>mind if I run Linux, servers, or NAT (altho they don't provide support for
>that). (I won't be using it commercially or sending spam.)
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>The install is scheduled for next month, so I'll post again if I have any
>problems.
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>Cheers,
>11011011
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>On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Hawaii Linux Institute wrote:
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>>A friend was asking whether to subscribe RoadRunner or EarthLink. I
>>remember this subject was discussed before. Does anyone care to
>>comment? Thanks.
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