DSL provider on the south shore

["Cole Tuininga" <user=105@nabble.blu.org>]

Hey folks - 

We got my mother in law a system (it's her first computer) and I stuck 
Ubuntu on it.  When she came up (I live in NH lakes region - she lives 
down in New Bedford, MA) I gave her a tour of using it and give her some 
instructions on how to get Internet service for home.   

She ended up going with Verizon.  They sent her a DSL kit which I talked 
her through setting up.  When they finally turned the service on, sure 
enough - she has to register ... which (according to the dumbass Verizon 
web app) can only be done from a Windows or Mac system.  Tech support 
told her that they will not in any way support getting set up with a 
Linux system.  Idiots.   

Sorry - I'm a bit frustrated that in this day and age, providers are 
still doing silly things like forcing people to use *only* the OS's they 
want you to use. 

In any case, she doesn't have any friends down there that can bring over 
a Windows system to get past the registration (at which point, I'm 
guessing the service would just work).  She also can't afford the 
$60/month that Comcast wants to charge her. 

So I'm wondering - does anybody have experience with (not dialup) 
service providers down that way who have half a clue ... or even just 
don't do things like this that *prevent* Linux users from getting 
online? 

Thanks in advance. 

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