Moving to Phoenix

[Tom Achtenberg]

I should have added that with the Qwest Choice On-Line you do not need a
separate ISP Qwest is the isp and it all rolls into one.  The do not block
any ports either.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Achtenberg" <tom@christ4me.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: Moving to Phoenix


If it is available in your area go with Qwest Choice On-Line VDSL  NOTE this
is NOT the Qwest DSL.  It is Linux friendly and supports multiple computers.
Even though they officially do not give static IP addresses, the ip is
assigned based on the hardware address of your nic so if you do not change
nics the ip does not change.  No cable modem is needed either.

As for cell phone, I use Alltel where plans with shared minutes start at
$29.95 for the first line and $16.95 for the additional lines.  At least in
my neighborhood, Verizon coverage is spotty.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Silhanek, Virgil" <silhanek@iastate.edu>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:25 AM
Subject: Moving to Phoenix


Hi everyone,
My wife and I are moving from Iowa to Phoenix in early May.  I would
appreciate any feedback on a few questions that I have with not being
familiar with the area too well.

For internet access, we were looking at hooking up to Cox cable internet.  I
know in the area I'm in now a lot of people have problems with both DSL and
Cable Modem access.  I just was wondering if there were any suggestions as
to which ISP is best to go with as far as being Linux friendly and not
blocking certain ports or that type of thing.

We are also going to get cell phones in Phoenix.  I've tried to look at
providers here that also cover that area and have found so far that Verizon
seems to be the best for our needs.  We want 2 phones that are reasonably
inexpensive per month and have shared minutes.  Most of our calling is done
from one phone to the other so unlimited/high number of minutes between
phones is preferred. I guess my question is, has anyone used Verizon and are
they a good cell company to go with?

Thanks,

Virgil Silhanek
www.silhanek.com
virgil@silhanek.com

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