Seeking good, inexpensive DSL ISP

Dallas Helquist plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Fri, 18 Oct 2002 01:14:39 -0700


I've never had any dealings with any of the ISP's in question below, but it
seems people want a decent connection, good support, and low price.  It's
hard to find that, no matter who the ISP is.  Everyone's definition of the
above is different.  If you are using linux, support is almost always out of
the question, unless you get a tech who knows a little something and is
willing to take the time help you out.
Anyways..you should also check out ViaWest (disclaimer:  I work for them, so
I'm probably biased ;) ).  I think DSL is running 24.95 a month w/ 3 emails
(With Brightmail - one of the best spam filters out there) and some web
space.  Static ip is standard.  No filters to stop your traffic.  No
transparent proxy to screw things up.  There are usually special offers that
wave setup fees etc, just check the website - http://www.viawest.net/ for
the details.

-dallas

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vaughn Treude" <tv6@qwest.net>

> Hello all:
> A while back there was a thread on DSL ISP's in the Phoenix area.  I'm
> currently with Getnet, which is cheap, but their customer service stinks
> (actually, it's nonexistant.)  I'm also unhappy because Getnet appears to
be
> filtering PLUG messages (and a couple of newsletters I intentionally
> subscribed to) from my email.   I'm looking for another service in which I
> can get (a) compatibility with Qwest's DSL Deluxe (640kb) service and (b)
at
> least 3 email addresses  and (c) a price in the area of $20 per month (or
> maybe a little more.)   The services that were mentioned in last month's
> messages included FastQ and EMR, both of which appear to be considerably
> higher in price.  (And I really don't really care about a static IP.)  A
> third company was Deru, which appears to be in the $20 area.  Another
> service someone recommended was PiplineUSA, which runs around $22.  Does
> anyone have any experience with any of these?  Any other recommendations?
> Thanks!
>
> Vaughn Treude
> Nakota Software, Inc.
>
>
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