Re: UK Broadband
- From: paulSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Paul Sherwin)
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:06:44 GMT
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:22:01 +0100, Pete Thompson
<rodeopete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi, I'm currently trying to size up which ADSL ISP to go for having just
installed AOL on windows for a friend of mine, and been embarrassed by
how painless it was.
I'm considering Pipex, but I wondered if anyone had any good
tails/horror stories about ISPs in the UK.
I'm particularly interested in...
Linux support (Ie I'd quite like to go with a company who knows what
linux is!)
Modem compatibility - I've never set up a USB modem on Linux, do they
look like serial ports (Doubt it) or will I need obscure drivers?
Band width - I'd kinda like to get the latest Suse next month, but that
might eat up my limit in one go
And possibly Web address hosting (which is why I thought of Pipex)
As others have said/implied, USB ADSL modems are a complete waste of
time. They eat CPU cycles, are almost as messy as using a dialup modem
and often have buggy drivers, even under Windows. Use an ADSL
modem/router - it makes you much more secure quite apart from anything
else. Netgear stuff is good at the cheap end of the market.
You don't need to worry about OS support. If the ISP will support a
modem/router they're by definition OS blind (all do AFAIK). Of course,
they may not offer any tech support for Linux related issues, but the
less you have to do with ISP tech support the better. Newsgroups like
this are a better source of help. If your Linux LAN networking works,
the router should 'just work'.
I use Demon - not the cheapest and not particularly popular amongst
techies, but their bandwidth delivers what it claims and they don't
apply monthly quotas (yet), The only company I'd strongly advise
against is Clara.Net with whom I've had terrible grief when trying to
sort out clients' problems.
Best regards, Paul
--
Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk
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