I believe Earthlink is somewhat faster, at least in some areas. The have new news group servers One set for those west of the missisipi and another for the east) that allow you to download large files at Google search result speeds. I could not believe how fast these files download. I strongly urge everyone I meet to go with Earthlink, mainly because we need to foster the competition. If enough people go with with Earthlink, in theory prices should go down...
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Hawaii Linux Institute Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 7:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [luau] RoadRunner or EarthLink? Thanx for the input. Actually I have switched from RR to Earthlink about a couple of weeks ago. All I needed to do, "essentially", was to go to Ala Moana Center and exchange my old cable modem (I was one of the first RR subscribers) for a newer one. As you mentioned, Earthlink claims to have a higher maximum speed (thus, necessitating the need for the modem upgrade), but I really couldn't tell. The only reason for my switch is that, at the same or a little cheaper cost, Earthlink also gives me a worldwide (including mainland, China, Taiwan, Japan, etc.) dial-up account. To me, this is invaluable. Everything can be done over the phone. But there is one caveat: you have to at least once log in as root to allow Earthlink to update your DNS. Of course, you can always change them mannually as I did, but you have to call Earthlink to get those numbers. Windows users won't have this problem--if your house is not locked, you don't need the key. Windows should be banned for broadband use. This is an excellent example. wayne J. David Beutel wrote: >I've ordered EarthLink. It's a little cheaper than RoadRunner, claims a >higher maximum speed, and looks more server-friendly. The Oceanic person >who took my order had never heard of "Linux", but she transfered me to a >techie who told me that EarthLink provides a dynamic global IP and doesn't >mind if I run Linux, servers, or NAT (altho they don't provide support for >that). (I won't be using it commercially or sending spam.) > >The install is scheduled for next month, so I'll post again if I have any >problems. > >Cheers, >11011011 > >On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Hawaii Linux Institute wrote: > > > >>A friend was asking whether to subscribe RoadRunner or EarthLink. I >>remember this subject was discussed before. Does anyone care to >>comment? Thanks. >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >LUAU mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau > >. > > > _______________________________________________ LUAU mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau