[PLUG] Comcast?

chris (fool) mccraw gently at gmail.com
Fri Apr 17 19:24:41 UTC 2009


On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:01, Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009, chris (fool) mccraw wrote:
>
>> Is any big name service any better in regards to linux?  I've had more
>> than my share of broadband providers in my many years, and none of them
>> were linux-savvy at the consumer level (time warner, at&t, grandecom,
>> comcast, charter).  not that i didn't tell all of them that i was using
>> linux, and have them be accepting ("no, your tech cannot install any
>> software on my computer").  but they were definitely then of the opinion
>> that "you're on your own".  charter & time warner were at least tolerant
>> of it at the business account level.
>
>   I've had DSL service from Aracnet/SpiritOne for almost 10 years now.
> They're great! Their SysAdmin is outstanding and the tech support guys know
> linux from all sides because that's what they're running there (at least on
> their servers). Very highly recommended with no reservations.

Right, that's why I said "big name".  i have no doubt there are a ton
of small/regional shops that actually care about their entire
demographic =)



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