[ale] linux friendly isp for dsl

[Michael H. Warfield]

On Mon, 2008-04-14 at 17:36 -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
> Charles Shapiro wrote:
> > Looks like Speedfactory is actually showing signs of life.
> > 
> > They appear to be back on DNS with an apologetic message on their site (
> > http://speedfactory.net ).  Hmm. No details on what happened.

> I don't see any apology, just the old main page they used to have.

	Their network is definitely back up.

> Too little too late...

	True, but an opportunity to backup web sites and archive off E-Mail
while the lamp is still flickering.

	My son and one impacted customer have already begun to switch away.
Now that's in motion, merely coming back or even offering a free month
is not going to change a thing.

> > -- CHS

	Mike

> > On 4/14/08, Frank Ivey <fivey at dot.ga.gov> wrote:
> >> This is what I want to avoid. Having to run windows to prove it not
> >> Linux or Mac OS X.
> >>
> >> I never had to do that with speedfactory.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, 2008-04-14 at 14:54 -0400, Jeremy T. Bouse wrote:
> >>>   I'd agree with Michael on just about all he said, although I'll add
> >>> that it's really because of needing to have a Windows machine on-hand
> >>> to
> >>> prove to AT&T tier 1 & 2 tech support that indeed the issue I'm
> >>> calling
> >>> about is not internal wiring and not because I run Linux. I have had
> >>> to
> >>> reset my modem from pass-thru mode and connect a Windows laptop on
> >>> more
> >>> than one occasion to prove to tech support that the problem was not
> >>> OS
> >>> related.
> >> --
> >> Frank Ivey
> >> UNIX Server Support Group
> >> Georgia Department of Transportation
> >>
> >>
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> >>
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> Until later, Geoffrey
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