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In article <3E431520.5020808@alumni.DONTSPAM.umass.edu>,
Damon Riley  <damonriley@alumni.DONTSPAM.umass.edu> 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.

That's weird.

I was an @Home user that got Borged into Comcast.  I've never had that
problem with the Comcast provided Giganews account.  Hell.  You're lucky.  
The original Comcast "plan" around here was not to provide Usenet access
at *all*.  It was only at the end due to mass pressure that they caved and
subbed out to Giganews.  That's a pisser problem.  The finger pointing
doesn't help.  I'd get on the phone with your local government agency that
controls Comcast.  Or try going higher with Giganews.  They have 
better support I think when it's not their "OEM" accounts.  Grin.

I will say tho that I was happier with @Home.  Comcast is just...worse.  
But not bad enough to make me switch to DSL.  Yet.  Damn stupid @Home
management.  I mean come on.  Excite.  Electronic greeting cards?  ??  
Idiots.

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