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Galaxy Internet Services?



Chadwick wrote:

> Hmm..  maybe Verizon doesn't own everything after all.  Is it possible
> that Speakeasy is using someone else for demarcation?  Or is it
> possible that Verizon is too lazy to do IDSL or something of that ilk,
> but Speakeasy is more than happy to? . .?

The hat trick is SpeakEasy, Covad, and Verizon.  It takes all three to
make it happen.

>> The third reason is that the few times  I've  talked  to  speakeasy's
>> support  people,  when  I  tell them I have a linux firewall, I could
>> hear the smiles on their faces.  They instantly switched to geek mode
>> and  told me what I wanted to know without the usual baby talk.  It's
>> nice to know that there are helpful, cooperative people  available to
>> help with problems.

Same here, without exception.  Others have had very different
experiences, but they've always gone the extra mile for me.


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