You also want to see what kind of equipment they'll give you. My dsl provider gives me an adsl gateway with a built-in dhcp server and ethernet switch for example. Typically you have one line provider who provides equipment but you can choose an isp. So if mci is not the line provider/equipment provider, see who is and what they give you, support and allow. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:15 PM Subject: Re: dsl with mci > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > By saying "dsl", I assume you're referring to the most common type, > which is ADSL. I would think that you can use ADSL from most, if not > all companies under gnu/linux. A better question might be does MCI > insist that your ADSL-connected PC run windows only (which I heard some > companies insist on), and will they provide tech support if you're > running linux (which most companies don't seem to do). > > As for differences in ADSL that come to mind, they are: > > 1. Price. > > 2. PPPOE/PPPOA/bridged connection > > 3. Static/dynamic IP address (if static, how many do you get for x > amount of Dollars). > > 4. Up/downstream speeds. > > 5. Are you allowed to run servers or not. > > 6. Do they block any in/out-bound ports. > > 7. Can you setup a LAN, (some providers explicitly state their ADSL > services can be used with only 1 computer at a time in their > acceptable use policy). > > These are the differences I can think of from company to company. Most > of these will not apply to you if you just want basic service. I've > found <http://www.dslreports.com/> to be a great resource for all > types of DSL. You can see which companies can serve you, and what they > offer for what prices. You can also read user reviews about companies, > which will give you an idea of if this is a provider you want to give > your business to or not. > > Since most dial-up connections are about $20/month now, and that's > what it sounds like you have, $20/month more would bring you up to > $40/month, and there are plenty of companies that would give you basic > DSL service for that much, and in some cases for less on a permanent > basis (after all the promotions). So, my suggestion would be that you > shop around, and do your homework, instead of just going with a > company because they can give you ADSL for $20/month more then what > you're paying now. > > Hth. > > Greg > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 06:49:11PM -0600, randy turner wrote: > > > > hi all, > > does anyone know if mci dsl works with linux? > > the reason that i am thinking about this > > is for an extra 20.00 i could join there dsl > > i found the dsl setup and scripts for using dsl, > > it looks pretty easy to setup and use, > > my only question is is dsl pretty much the same > > from company to company?? > > i have been learning about pppoe > > and i now understand about networking with ethernet cards, > > anyway, hope everyone is doing ok, > > thanks in advance > > randy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > !DSPAM:423a25b7174293805510129! > > > > > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFCOmP27s9z/XlyUyARAoO6AKCxxl9gJvjwrVhXOMyVSM3ePtky7wCg1yx7 > 7CZ31FxpwIdUIaGOub66FDA= > =1xw+ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
