Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Please excuse me if you consider this an off topic post. I am asking here > because I respect the opinion of the Linux community and I am an avid > Linux user myself. I don't think this is off topic at all. Quite frankly, I'd find Linux a lot less useful if not for the Internet and obviously discussing which ISP in Israel is Linux-friendly is within the scope of the list agenda. > My organization has been with Netvision for years now but frankly we're > not satisfied with the service and we're looking for a new ISP. I noticed > that IGLU uses Actcom so I suspect they are good. I have also heard that > Actcom gives static IP addresses (is this true?). We're on a ADSL > connection now so whoever we choose needs to have ADSL capability. Who > would you recommend and why? Also, do any ISPs have restrictions on using > IP-Masquerading (NAT)? I've been using Actcom personally for some years now and I am very pleased. Actcom is the only ISP I know whose tech support is faster at returning calls then their sales people, they are the only one providing shell access and they are active supporters of Linux in Israel (as evident by them hosting IGLU's server). Actcom do provide static IPs, both for dial users (for a fee) and for ADSL customers (included in the basic deal price). My experience with their ADSL service is very positive. I have worked with several other ISPs (including Netvision, 012.net and Bezeq int.) for both private and business use and it is my personal opinion that these ISPs in their current state (at least for Netvison this was not true at the past) suffer from a acute lack of professional personal. They do have some knowledgeable people, but unfortunately this is not reflected in the overall service I get as a customer (A quick look at 012.net web site will be a good example to what I'm talking about). One of the interesting points to consider about this situation is how "big time" companies such as those mentioned are focused on making a lot of PR noise and advertising, grabbing thousands of customers in a "dollar a day" deals, building useless content sites and loosing millions of shekels in the process while a seemingly small time operator such as Actcom focuses on delivering good value for money for what I feel are some of the more knowledgeable and active Israeli Internet users. I even suspect they are profitable, because I don't believe they would have survived this long otherwise. As an example, Actcom's support of Linux is, IMHO, a direct result of focusing in what brings true value to customers rather then living in a world of corporate newspeak, Flash web sites with zero content and costly TV ads. Of course, even Actcom have many ways it can go to improve it's business and service - a price cut would always be nice and I still haven't gotten a price quote for that (rather unusual, I'll admit) setup I asked them about last month(!) but overall I have got to give them two thumbs up. Your mileage may vary, standard disclaimer applies and all that jazz... -- Gilad Ben-Yossef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://benyossef.com :: +972(54)756701 "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong, while interrupts are disabled. " -- Murphy's law of kernel programing. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
