From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-083.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.83] helo=toccata.grg.afb.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15v3No-0004Bm-00 for ; Sat, 20 Oct 2001 17:10:16 -0400 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.grg.afb.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id f9KLA3X10117 for ; Sat, 20 Oct 2001 17:10:03 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.grg.afb.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 17:10:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: janina@toccata.grg.afb.net To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: DSL Providors In-Reply-To: <20011020154017.A19634@asmodean.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, Raul: Yes, I went round and round on similar issues. I think it comes down to you pay for quality. Speakeasy seems to be quality. On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > Janina, Thanks for the tips. So far speakeasy.net looks like the > leading isp I'll end up going with. I spoke to a rep and he didn't > frown upon me mentioning Linux. Only thing I was not too pleased with > is the prices. $49.95/mo for dynamic IP plus $10.00/mo more for a > static bridged ip. Also, the installation if done via the self-install > kit is $99.00 after rebate which means I must pay $249.99 at front. The > downloads speads I'm elligable for are 608 kbps down and 128 kbps up. > Again, not what I'm hoping ofor at that price... If nothing else > presents itself I'll go with them if not for the pirce at least for > their rep. > > Janina Sajka said the following on Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 11:27:25AM -0400: > > Hi, Raul: > > > > While my email address doesn't reflect it, I am a satisfied speakeasy > > customer. My advice is to look no further. > > > > First of all, speakeasy explicitly supports linux clients. They even have > > linux specific HOWTO files on their help pages. > > > > You can certainly get static IP from speakeasy. I have several, actually. > > > > The provisioning process was fully accessible. I was able to fill out the > > order form online, and I was able to set up daily notifications of > > progress on my order via email. > > --- Raul A. Gallegos mailto:raul@asmodean.net http://www.asmodean.net > For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals.. Then > something happened, which unleashed the power of our imagination... > We learned to talk... Pink Floyd - The Division Bell > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp