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On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:49 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected]>wrote: > Ok, I gotta know, who’s your ISP? Doubt they’re anywhere in my area. L > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:30 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: RANT: ISP on-line orders > > > > My provider gave me fiber to the house and a network port (it was 10mb, but > they raised it to 20mb just cause). They said after verifying it worked I > had to give them a MAC address and it was my problem. Servers on the > network? Sure. Static IP Address? $3 provisioning cost and then $3/month > (recently raised to $5/month). When my firewall system finally died, it was > a 15 minute call to get them to change the MAC address. > > I love my ISP. If I ever move, it will be to an area with the same ISP and > power company. > > Steven > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Steve Ens <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was supplied with a 3Wire unit. Works quite well, decent GUI as well. > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 4:16 PM, John Aldrich < > [email protected]> wrote: > > ISP is Windstream. They were offering a combo DSL Modem/Router (3Wire.) I > prefer Linksys as I know how to set them up and can flash the WRT-54GL with > an aftermarket ROM. I wasn’t sure what brand/model router they were > offering, but I was pretty sure it wasn’t a WRT54GL. > > > > Windstream is our only real option for phone service other than Charter, > and Charter’s internet sucks where I live. I ordered their service on a > trial before I cancelled Windstream’s DSL awhile back and decided to abort > the Charter trial instead and give ‘em back their modem. It was supposed to > be like 5 Mbit/sec, and it just didn’t match up with the Windstream, so I > kept Windstream. > > > > Overall, Windstream is pretty decent as far as service goes – they don’t do > port 25 blocking and they don’t seem to care that I’m running an SSH server, > and accessing my machine at home. J > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > *From:* Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:48 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: RANT: ISP on-line orders > > > > How is $50 - $50 rebate = $0 not way better than $55 to Newegg? Afraid of > rebates? I've hardly ever lost one. Companies who renege on rebates get > dragged through the mud online and they know it, so it rarely happens. > > > > And what is the name of this exceedingly brilliant ISP? Always drop > names, it gets their attention (sometimes). > > > > Carl > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:02 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RANT: ISP on-line orders > > Ok, so this morning I ordered an upgrade to my DSL to 6 Mbit and I logged > in as an existing user, but it *still* required me to select either a DSL > modem or a wireless router and I had to call customer service to ask that > they NOT send me a “free” (after $50 rebate) modem. I wouldn’t have minded a > wireless router as I would like wireless at home, but I’m not prepared to > pay $50 to my ISP when for $5 more I can buy it direct from NewEgg and get > free shipping. J > > > > Still…what idiot makes you order a new modem when you already have > service??? Someone needs to fix the website so that when you log in as an > existing DSL customer they don’t make you choose like that! > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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