I personally use Qwest and can't complain. I had to use my work laptop (Windows) to set it up since I am strictly Linux at home, but after that it works great. I am not paying much more than $90 a month for internet, phone, and satellite TV (DirecTV) through Qwest. It sounds like it might be time to switch on cost alone...
I had Comcast when I lived in CA. Terrible customer service. I literally can't mention them around my finance without her spewing expletives. Qwest has always been easy to deal with and helpful. Congratulate your Dad, I think it is awesome that he wants to get online and that he will be using Linux to boot :) On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 12:54 PM, hriver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > My father lives in your area and is a beginner at computers, internet, the > whole works. At 79 he wants to get online and begin learning. I applaud him. > He will have a dual boot computer with Windows and Ubuntu. I live in Alaska > and I've done extensive reading about ISP's working with Linux and it > doesn't look good. They require Windows to set up the service. That is why > he has Windows. He will be using Ubuntu for all of his tasks including > internet after he is online. > > I need to know what ISP your local members are using and if Ubuntu will > work online after the setup. It looks like Comcast and Qwest are the only > choices there. They also want unlimited long distance and are ready to > switch providers. They are paying $90 per month for unlimited long distance > only. > That's way out of line. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, > T. Gregg > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
