[nmglug] that new Qwest offer

gonzlobo gonzlobo at gmail.com
Thu Jan 18 18:46:22 PST 2007


Tell you use linux. They'll flip their wig! Psst, no one has to know. :)

On 1/18/07, Mark Galassi <mark at galassi.org> wrote:
>
> Amigos, I just got an offer in the mail from Qwest.
>
> Right now I have DSL with qwest.net as an ISP, rather than MSN.
>
> It seems that with MSN I would get a cheaper and stronger deal, with
> lots of extras which I would not really use, but I'd like to do the
> simple MSN/qwest.net comparison for ISP service.
>
> Does anyone know if MSN has any hidden yuckiness?  For example:
>
> * do they require some integrated proprietary s/w to run on
>   Windows/Mac, or do they "just work" with an off-the-shelf DSL modem?
>
> * do they offer routed IP addresses?  I don't need it fixed, but I
>   need to be able to ssh to it from the outside world.
>
> * any privacy concerns?
>
> * how bad is it that they are Microsoft?  (note that in general I find
>   that all proprietary s/w companies are lame, not just Microsoft)
>
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