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On 2008-02-12, Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx> wrote: |
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>> I've been waiting and waiting and waiting forever for DSL to |
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>> come to my neighborhood just so that I can switch to a decent |
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>> provider and rid myself of this nonsense. |
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> Don't assume DSL will be better. They often block ports too |
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> (as you said, it's well within their service agreement to do |
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> so, but I still think it sucks). |
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At least 'round here you have far more ISP choices with DSL. |
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With cable all you get is a choice between 2-3 of the national |
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"send us your money and shut up" ISPs. With DSL you can pick |
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from at least a dozen and a couple of them are top notch local |
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firms run by geeks for geeks. |
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Grant Edwards grante Yow! ... I don't like |
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at FRANK SINATRA or his |
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visi.com CHILDREN. |
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