Re: LUG: LInux and DSL - Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:41:28 -0400

Subject : Re: LUG: LInux and DSL

From : Baird Hendrix <bmhendri@ncsu.[redacted]>

Date : Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:41:28 -0400

Kevin Timmons wrote:

>Hello All,
>
>Thanks everyone for the great replies to my question.
>After considering and looking at all the possibilities
>I decided to go with Portbridge. The fact that they
>have no setup fees, no minimum committment requirement
>and no cancelation fees were big factors as was the
>fact that they are a local, independent N.C. company.
>I had used Time Warner and Verizon at various times
>when I lived up north and had bad experiences with
>both of them so I was reluctant to use them again. I
>got a good deal from Portbridge too--29.99 a month for
>what they call Family DSL Lite and it will be ready
>for use in only on Wednesday (and I placed the order
>late Monday morning). They say the dsl lite is about 7
>or 8 times faster than dial-up and it's fine for what
>I need right now plus they are going to help me set-up
>my router after the service is up and running. All in
>all I feel pretty confident in choosing them.
>
>I did also get Mepis Linux installed today as well. I
>used partition magic to reduce the size of the XP
>partition and used the space for linux. Installation
>was a breeze too and so I'm looking forward to
>learning more about how to use linux to its full
>potential and maybe one day get ride of the windows
>partition altogether.
>
>Thanks again for the help and if any of you are in the
>Apex area stop in and see me at Pheasant Creek coffee
>shop. I work there most nights during the week and
>would be glad to meet you.
>
>Peace,
>
>Kevin
>
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Hey, cool. Have fun with Portbridge. DSL lite, I will warn you, is
usually between 256k and 512k download speed, depending on the
provider. It's a far cry from dialup, but usually 2 to 4 times slower
than normal DSL. If you do mostly light browsing and the occasional
update, you should be fine. If you game or do alot of downloading, an
upgrade might be worth it. Just something to think about.