Steve Fisher wrote: > Anyone here using Great Basin's Starter DSL service? While > I am relatively happy with SBC, I wouldn't mind the cheaper > price and supporting a local company. Just basic Internet > usage with my desktop and once in a while my laptop, no > servers or anything like that. I just don't want to have > issues trying to switch.
Well, it looks like it's that time of year again. The ISP war! When I first moved to the area and went shopping for DSL (only had cable where I was before), I ended up choosing GBIS primarily because they promised I'd never have to deal with SBC. I still had to pay for the starter kit (modem, dsl filters), but I never had to call, write to, hear from, or get billed by SBC. At that time, GBIS was about $10/mo more than comparable SBC service, but it was well worth it for me. My current geographical situation makes DSL a poor choice for me (and Charter's recent upstream bandwidth increase made it a little less of an issue), but I would certainly recommend GBIS to new customers. Their techs are knowledgeable, and don't stutter when you mention Linux or BSD. The owner, Bruce, is also a great guy. He had GBIS host RLUG for bit, attending several meetings as well. When I lived in Gardnerville, I had Pyramid.Net for dialup service and dealt with their admin, Randy, on many occasions. He was supremely helpful, and an old Unix hand to boot. The rest of the company seemed pretty knowledgeable as well. I also had the occasion to meet Bob, the owner, a few times, who is a super nice guy. If I decided to switch back to DSL, I'd have a hard time deciding between these two companies. YMMV. fo0bar, you're rebuttal? HTH, Tim Hammerquist _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
