I also use Earthlink dial up, and am quite happy with
them. We have used them for about 6 years. They have
been great when my wife needed help on her Win98 PC.
I've had several different Linux computers hooked up,
and never had problems with any of them.
EarthLink has been agressively adding areas to their
DSL service.I've heard good things about it, but
haven't tried it yet (still too pricey for me). I
would definitely check with them to see if they
service that area.
Ken
--- William Coulter <wrcoulter30@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I think, you are limited on selection based on what
> the Apartment complex has lines for. I use
> Earthlink dial-up. They are very Linux friendly,
> but you get no sopport. If you go to there
> website at www.earthlink.com , you can check and see
> if they provide service in the area.
>
> William
>
>
> --- Mike Manchester <mchester@pobox.com> wrote:
> > OK, I know this had been asked a number of times.
> But this is a more
> > general question. Not relating to just the Tampa
> Bay area.
> >
> > My son is moving to Colorado and the Apartment
> they are renting gave
> > them two choices for high speed internet. They can
> get AT&T (COMCAST)
> > Broadband, (the Apartment manager said that it is
> about as slow as dial
> > up in the evenings when everyone comes home) or
> they can get QWEST DSL,
> > but they can only have MSN as their isp, because
> QWEST has a contract
> > with MSN. Isn't it possible for them to get
> others? Can apartments be so
> > selective or are they just thinking these people
> are Windows users and
> > need all the help they can get :)
> >
> > I always thought that you could use any ISP with
> any DSL connection? I
> > use Rapid systems with Verizon here in FL. I can't
> believe that a DSL
> > provider would require you to use MSN. But maybe
> that explains why the
> > AT&T Broadband is so slow in the evenings.And it
> is Colorado it's not
> > the Peoples Republic of Boulder, but it's close.
> >
> > Another friend of mine lives close to where they
> are going to live and
> > he's Apt complex and has AT&T Broadband and loves
> it.
> >
> > So what should they be looking for as far as
> providers/ISP's to support
> > linux, He really doesn't want to go back to
> Windows.
> >
> > Do all the Broadband/?DSL's use Ethernet on the
> client side? Do any
> > require special Windows only software to connect
> to the internet. I know
> > some of them supply startup kits for Windows but
> that mostly sets up the
> > network settings. But I'm not versed enough on
> highspeed to know if
> > special software is ever required to use it, like
> it was when I was
> > useing dial up.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mike M.
> >
>
>
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