[ale] DSL providers

[Brian]

Atlantic Nexus is great.  Just a clarification though: Atnex only
requires a 6 months contract, unlike the year contract of other
providers.  In addition, the equipment they supply is usually refurb
stuff.  That said, they waste no time getting it to you -- my
equipment was here days before the turn on date.  Mine was configured
in bridge mode on arrival since I had specified I'd be using a Linksys
WRT54G router -- they sent directions specific to the 54G to configure
it for access with screen shots and all.

They don't make you wait on the phone either.  I made a preliminary
order that required AT&T to activate my line (moved to a new place),
and within an hour of the installer being here, I received a call from
Atnex saying my physical line was provisioned, and that they could go
ahead and begin the activation.

bnm

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 9:39 PM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> For an affordable, geek friendly, ISP look at Atlantic Nexus[1]. You
> have to have an AT&T landline, but their service is great (much like
> what Speedfactory's was before they were bought). If you don't mind
> the premium price, you might be able to get Speakeasy DSL[2] (sans
> landline).
>
> As for modems. You'll most likely be better off using the one from the
> ISP. They are going to require the one year contract anyway. However,
> the modem that I use is an Actiontec[3]. I bought it when I was still
> with Speedfactory because the one they supplied got hit by lightning,
> and getting a new from them would renew the contract. It works just
> fine with AtNex. I do have it configured for passthru, though, and use
> a Linksys WRT54g-L for authentication.
>
> [1] -- http://www.atlanticnexus.net/
> [2] -- http://www.speakeasy.net/
> [3] -- http://tinyurl.com/5mgqol
>
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Ken Arromdee <arromdee at rahul.net> wrote:
>> I last asked this around two years or so ago but this time I actually
>> *am* going to get DSL.  I've finally found that providers actually service
>> my area (previously there was some kind of problem with my apartment
>> building's contract).
>>
>> Anyway: what is the best provider given that I'm mostly using Linux
>> and don't have an XP box?  I read about problems people have had with AT&T
>> not providing logins and passwords and making people run Windows software
>> to get it.  And which provider is least likely to demand that I boot into
>> Windows before they will fix problems?
>>
>> Also, what DSL modem/router can I get that works with Linux?  I really
>> don't want to get the one provided by a provider; for one thing they come
>> with contracts that lock people into the provider for a year.  I do not
>> have an Ethernet card (though I certainly could buy one).
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