[ale] OT: Speedfactory dropping USENET news

[Christopher Bergeron]

Can you use a VOIP phone with DSL?

Most DSL services require a username/password combination.  Because of 
that limitation, I'm forcing my home-telephony users to use Cable.  
Cable [occassionally] requires a MAC Address for authentication.  DSL, 
however, requires a username/password PPP kludge - which no VOIP phones 
offer (without additional hardware: switches, administration overhead: 
configuring multiple home routers, etc). 

Just my .02 gold nugget shavings,
-CB




Geoffrey wrote:

>Jim Lynch wrote:
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>>Just to toss a couple of comments in.  Bellsouth has done a lot better 
>>lately.  I don't know what happened but I've gotten reliable news feeds 
>>from BS in the last few months.
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>>Also they must be feeling competition pains.  The sent me an offer to 
>>upgrade the the higher speed DSN for no cost and no increase in monthly 
>>fee.  They also will provide a static IP at no cost.  I take back 
>>everything I said bad ...   Well maybe not.
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>What are they currently charging you?
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