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Article #85Re: Linux friendly ISPs for the Arlington Virginia area?
From: Damon Riley
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 02:08
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 02:08
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David J. Aronson wrote: > Steve wrote: > > >>Can anyone recommend a linux friendl ISP for the Arlington, Virginia >>area that has good usenet support? > > > Speakeasy is VERY Linux-friendly, clueful, etc. Not cheap, tho.... > I was very happy with Patriot Computer Group, aka patriot.net. They run Linux and speak it, too, if it ever comes up. Newsgroup service was unremarkable--it just worked. I got a busy signal twice in two years. The one time the service went out the president sent an apology to users. I thougth the price was reasonable, tho I could wish for more online storage. I had to pay a small premium for an extra 5 meg. They're over by GMU I think. I switched to comcast very recently to have high speed access. They subcontract with Giganews for news and it's a pain in the neck. It frequently fails to remember the userid it gave me as a valid one, forcing me to reapply online and have it mailed out. Complaints to Giganews were referred to Comcast. Comcast points back at Giganews and makes a face. Very childish. So, Patriot.net is good and a friend to Linux users. --Damon
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