Linux-friendly ISPs?

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On Aug 26, 2004 at 17:52, Mike Markiw III in a soothing rage wrote:

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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Adam Boettiger [mailto:adam.boettiger at pobox.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 05:41 PM
>> To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases'
>> Subject: Linux-friendly ISPs?
>> 
>> Do any of the major ISPs offer dialup or broadband access that is 
>> compatible with Linux?
>> 
>> I searched and all I came up with were hosting account providers, not 
>> connectivity.

>I use a DSL provider called Speakeasy, conveniently located at www.speakeasy.net.
>
>Their big selling point is that they give you full access to the internet,
>not just web and email.  No port blocking, no monthly bandwidth caps, 
>etc.  They encourage you to run your own server (great for us!) and 
>have no problem with home networks.  In fact, Speakeasy rolled out a 
>program last year that allows you to share a wi-fi network with your 
>neighbors and if all parties agree, Speakeasy will split the bill 
>accordingly among the participants.  
>
>The best part is their tech support. I encountered a service outage 
>once and even though I was sitting in front of a Red Hat 8 box at the 
>time, the tech on the other end wasn't phased and we eventually 
>tracked down the problem to the dsl modem.
... and as you can guess from my .sig, I am with Speakeasy too.
I'll second what Mike wrote. Speakeasy also offers dailup as a
backup as well.

N.Emile...
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