[luau] RoadRunner or EarthLink?

Richard Steele richard at easycomp.com
Wed Dec 24 13:21:00 PST 2003


I believe Earthlink is somewhat faster, at least in some areas. The have new
news group servers One set for those west of the missisipi and another for
the east) that allow you to download large files at Google search result
speeds. I could not believe how fast these files download.
I strongly urge everyone I meet to go with Earthlink, mainly because we need
to foster the competition. If enough people go with with Earthlink, in
theory prices should go down...

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Subject: Re: [luau] RoadRunner or EarthLink?


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.)
>
>The install is scheduled for next month, so I'll post again if I have any
>problems.
>
>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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