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Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help?

by Richard Klein

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 4:57 PM, David P. Connell <davec99(a)charter.net> wrote: > I have to say that not one person I know with residential Verizon DSL in > Worcester has had a successful experience - Windows or otherwise. Of > course, the people that are happy don't make any noise. Charter with Linux > is very simple - after all, adding a router is like adding a tiny computer > that doesn't have anything but the most basic OS on it anyhow. I think > Verizon's problems are related to the quality of the ancient phone lines > that run through the trees between the rows of houses in neighborhoods. Now > that I think of it, my ex-wife's DSL at her office in downtown Main Street > wasn't too bad (but she didn't need Linux support). I have also heard that > Speakeasy is a reliable company, but I have no personal experience with > them. FWIW, Speakeasy DSL comes over the same copper as Verizon. -- Rich Sent from Marlborough, MA, United States

Nov. 4, 2009

Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help?

by David P. Connell

I have to say that not one person I know with residential Verizon DSL in Worcester has had a successful experience - Windows or otherwise. Of course, the people that are happy don't make any noise. Charter with Linux is very simple - after all, adding a router is like adding a tiny computer that doesn't have anything but the most basic OS on it anyhow. I think Verizon's problems are related to the quality of the ancient phone lines that run through the trees between the rows of houses in neighborhoods. Now that I think of it, my ex-wife's DSL at her office in downtown Main Street wasn't too bad (but she didn't need Linux support). I have also heard that Speakeasy is a reliable company, but I have no personal experience with them. Good luck. Chuck Anderson wrote: > On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:17:54AM -0500, Ted Nebus wrote: > >> Is there a more linux-friendly HSI provider in Worcester? >> > > Speakeasy. > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -- David P. Connell davec99(a)charter.net M: 508-450-7902

Nov. 4, 2009

Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help?

by Brian Conway

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009, Gary Hanley wrote: > On Wed, 4 Nov 2009, Ted Nebus wrote: >> I signed up for Verizon HSI. > > So I'm thinking, what is "HSI". Is there a new broadband product that > I haven't heard of? So I went to the Verizon site and as far as I can > tell they've renamed their previous DSL offerings as HSI for High > Speed Internet. > > Is this the case? What was the point of that? Simple marketing, or is > it in fact a different product built on DSL? . > Probably just marketing. DSL has been beat down pretty badly by cable companies recently. Not that I blame them, what place is there for 7 Mbit DSL when I can get 50+ Mbps cable or fibre? Not in Worcester, mind you, but... Brian

Nov. 4, 2009

Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help?

by Richard Klein

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Gary Hanley <gary(a)hanley.net> wrote: > > So I'm thinking, what is "HSI". Is there a new broadband product that > I haven't heard of? So I went to the Verizon site and as far as I can > tell they've renamed their previous DSL offerings as HSI for High > Speed Internet. > > Is this the case? What was the point of that? Simple marketing, or is > it in fact a different product built on DSL? . A lot of people seem to have the mis-conception that DSL is necessarily slower than cable. -- Rich Sent from Marlborough, MA, United States

Nov. 4, 2009

Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help?

by Gary Hanley

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009, Ted Nebus wrote: > I signed up for Verizon HSI. So I'm thinking, what is "HSI". Is there a new broadband product that I haven't heard of? So I went to the Verizon site and as far as I can tell they've renamed their previous DSL offerings as HSI for High Speed Internet. Is this the case? What was the point of that? Simple marketing, or is it in fact a different product built on DSL? . -- Gary

Nov. 4, 2009

Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help?

by Richard Klein

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Chuck Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:17:54AM -0500, Ted Nebus wrote: >> Is there a more linux-friendly HSI provider in Worcester? > > Speakeasy. Seconded. Speakeasy's support, even for Linux, is top-notch, but you rarely need it. http://speakeasy.net/ -- Rich Sent from Marlborough, MA, United States

Nov. 4, 2009

Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 73, Issue 1

by Ted Nebus

> > What model modem did they give you, and are you using a separate router? > > Greg I am just using the one computer, no router independent of the DSL modem, if im not mistaken Its a westell. The default User/PW is admin and password (for anyone in the future who has this problem). I will likely get a wireless router after I get a laptop for work (Im a researcher for a labor union). > On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:17:54AM -0500, Ted Nebus wrote: >> Is there a more linux-friendly HSI provider in Worcester? > > Speakeasy. Thanks, if I continue having trouble I will seek out speakeasy. Ted

Nov. 4, 2009

Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help?

by j＠jimbodude.net

They are not. Mention Linux and you get "Sorry, we don't support Linux. I can't help you with your problem." or the famous "What is Linux?" It took me almost a month to convince them that my line was bad and to send a technician out... They were not interested in any issues that I proved on my own. JCialdea On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:48 -0500, Randy Cole <randyokc(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Chuck, > Your other choice would be Charter, which is the cable company. As for > whether they are Linux friendly I don't know. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chuck Anderson <cra(a)WPI.EDU> > Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:33 AM > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Subject: Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help? > > On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:17:54AM -0500, Ted Nebus wrote: >> Is there a more linux-friendly HSI provider in Worcester? > > Speakeasy. > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Nov. 4, 2009

Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help?

by Randy Cole

Chuck, Your other choice would be Charter, which is the cable company. As for whether they are Linux friendly I don't know. -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Anderson <cra(a)WPI.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:33 AM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help? On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:17:54AM -0500, Ted Nebus wrote: > Is there a more linux-friendly HSI provider in Worcester? Speakeasy. _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Nov. 4, 2009

Re: [Wlug] HSI Vent Maybe Help?

by Chuck Anderson

On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:17:54AM -0500, Ted Nebus wrote: > Is there a more linux-friendly HSI provider in Worcester? Speakeasy.

Nov. 4, 2009