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Re: DSL provider on the south shore



 On Dec 20, 2007 3:35 AM, Cole Tuininga <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> 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. 


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