On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 4:57 PM, David P. Connell <davec99@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