Re: SBC DSL Service
Pollywog wrote:
>On 07/12/2005 12:19 am, David Christensen wrote:
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>>Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
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>>>I was contacted by SBC(telephone service) about DSL service which I
>>>want.
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>>Have you read the Dilbert comic strip? SBC is evil. You will be tormented
>>for a year (two?) if you sign SBC's contract.
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>>Did you know that you don't have to buy SBC DSL through SBC? The
>>government has forced SBC to allow other ISP's to resell SBC DSL service.
>>I discovered this by chance when shopping around for high-speed Internet
>>connectivity. I use a small, privately-owned, GNU/Linux-savvy reseller in
>>Santa Rosa:
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>> http://www.sonic.net/
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>>I have the plan with 4 static IP's and an Ethernet modem ($60/month). It
>>gives me a raw, reliable, 24/7 presence on the Internet. sonic.net rocks!
>>:-)
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>I am in Humboldt County and the service has been much better these past two
>years. I have had almost no problems with the service in that time but when
>SBC started DSL service here, there were lots of problems and the "tech
>support" people would blame them on the customer and not send anyone out to
>take a look. That is why there was a class-action lawsuit against SBC a few
>years ago.
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>8)
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I started using SBC DSL over 2 years ago. I have not had any problem
during this period. I'm currently living in Oceanside, CA.
Gary
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