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truland@albany.net wrote:

> xor@poboxes.com (Joe Schwartz), in article
> <33184a59.1685949@news.albany.net> wrote:
> 
> >Time Warner Cable announced last week that it's bringing its Road Runner
> >cable modem Internet service to the Capital District this summer.  I've
> >heard the price is going to be around $40/month for unlimited access,
> >including the cable modem and Ethernet card.  For more information, check
> >out these sites:
> >
> >         http://www.rdrun.com/
> >         http://www.cablesites.com/
> 
> But check out the information carefully.  Road Runner only uses a
> special version of netscape.   You can't use your own software and 
> you don't get most of the benefits of a direct connection to the net.

Actually, it uses a special version of Internet Explorer, not Netscape.
And they say you can use your own browser, but they won't provide tech
support for it.  As far as I can tell, this is a direct TCP/IP connection
to the net.  Here's a tidbit from their Technical Q&A page:

> What web browser is used? Can a customer use their own browser? 
> 
> Microsoft is providing a customized version of the company's newest
> Explorer 3.0 Internet browser to navigate Road Runner. 
>
> If customers choose, they may disable the Explorer browser and use
> their own. This is not, however, recommended procedure and technical
> support will not be made available if problems arise. Not all third-party
> plug-ins will be supported by the Road Runner browser and, therefore, the
> responsibility for service if they are installed becomes the user's. 

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