[ale] BellSouth ADSL free (USB?) modem offer

[Tomas]

There is also Phoenix DSL that is cheaper and does use a static ip adress (easier to ssh you, my dear!).  Id definetly switch to them, but even though I am the HSA (Home Sys Admin), one of my users (wife) likes having her @mindspring.com email.  If youre thinking about going DSL (or upgrading), check out this site
http://www.dslreports.com/
you can put in your zip code and then youll get a list of every company that provides DSL service of any kind in your area

Tomas

On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 10:32:07PM -0500, Ben Coleman wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Aug 2000 13:15:49 -0700, Fulton Green wrote:
> 
> >2) Even if there's no official support, will the USB modem (which is one piece
> >that the "free modem / free installation" offer hinges on) work under Linux,
> >even if it's with closed-source drivers? Or does anyone even know what the
> >make/model of the USB modem is?
> 
> Do they really insist on giving you a USB modem?  If so, I'd suggest
> seeing if you can get your ADSL instead from Mindspring.  I got a "free
> modem/free installation" deal from Mindspring back in May (which from
> the Mindspring home page appears to still be in force).  I was given
> the chance to tell them what I wanted and asked for an external,
> NIC-connected modem (and got an Alcatel).  I didn't have to set up a
> sacrificial Windows system for the tech to connect to.  In fact, he
> ended up using his Windows laptop to verify the connection, and then
> handed things over to me.
> 
> It probably didn't hurt that he could tell I was clued (he made
> comments that it was nice to deal with someone who knew what he was
> doing), and that my having the gateway machine in the basement meant
> that the ADSL cable could be laid without a lot of concern for looks.
> 
> Ben
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