Re: DSL provider on the south shore

["Scott R. Ehrlich" <user=81@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Thu, 20 Dec 2007, Cole Tuininga wrote: 

> 
> 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?