As an add-on, speakeasy actually supports Linux, by that I mean you can call them up, tell them your on Linux and they'll do their best to walk you through it. They officially support Red Hat, but they're willing to work with you on Mandrake/Slack/etc... However they are using Covad and Qwest for hardware, and I got really shitty service from them. The install should have taken 2 weeks by their estimate, it ended up taking a month and a half. That and Qwest installed the box on the inside of the house by using double-sided foam tape to secure the box in the laundry room between the boards in the ceiling. This lasted a whole 6 hours before crashing to the floor in pieces and taking another week for them to come out to install a new one the right way. Just thought I should add that, since people are commenting on support and quality issues. So far I like speakeasy a lot, their service hasn't been down since I've been with them, and their tech support is very kind and helpful, I just wish it wasn't so damn expensive. I've also told Covad and Qwest where they can stick their service, but thats a tale for a different list/email. On Mon, 2003-04-21 at 11:25, Chris Frederick wrote: > Well, I'm in the same situation, I'm stuck with speakeasy iDSL (=144k > isdn line). It's pricey ($90/month) but I've been on dialup for far too > long. The TOS allows servers and the static ip comes standard. > websites and mailing lists should be ok at this speed depending on your > traffic volume. You may want to tweak the sites a bit, speakeasy gives > 10M free hosting, I'd upload the images to their server that way your > just sending ASCII through your 144k pipe rather than binary images that > could eat it up quick. The iDSL is the only thing I've seen that can go > past the 15000ft DSL limit other than satellite (decent upload/download > speeds can get you a ~$600 install fee and a hefty monthly rate), and > you can occasionally get a free install deal from them. My plan was to > stay on for the year and check for better/faster/cheaper services then, > so far nothing. Hope this info helps > > On Mon, 2003-04-21 at 10:54, Tim Wilson wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > > > As I'd feared, DSL is not available at our new house. (Moving in on Friday and > > since it's new construction I couldn't get the line tested until it was > > connected.) Qwest says that there's fiber on the line between the CO and my > > house. > > > > So I'm writing this email hoping for some suggestions. I currently have DSL > > through Qwest with Visi as my ISP. I have a static IP and run several small > > Web sites and a number of mailing lists. I understand that the normal > > residential broadband TOS don't allow servers. > > > > What can I do? > > > > -Tim -- Chris Frederick <cdf123 at cdf123.com> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list