Re: [edlug] There must be a better ISP in Edinburgh.

[Faye Gibbins <wibble@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

Ok they are expensive but that money gets me:

Piece of mind
Somewhere local on the bus route I can complaint to
Linux freidnly
Static IP
OK with me running my own services

it's a "use and forget" service


Kevin Davidson wrote:
> I've found Lumison competent and friendly when I've had to deal with 
> them. They are, however, fantastically expensive.
>
> I would look at Be/O2. Both offer unlimited ADSL 2+ at up to 20 or 24 
> Mbps. The O2 call centre is in Glasgow and again are competent and 
> friendly.
>
> Avoid Demon, Tiscali, AOL and most of the other big names. Their Indian 
> call centre staff just follow a script and are never any help. Ever. 
> (Demon hosting are UK based and are competent and friendly, FWIW).
>
> Why do you care if the ISP are Linux friendly? What difference does it 
> make to them? They will only support you as far as the router and 
> anybody with a web browser can sort things out.
>
> Every ISP I can think of use Linux themselves, apart from Virgin who 
> seem to use Windows for email etc.
>
> --Kevin Davidson
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> On 29 Jan 2009, at 10:47, A Smith <asmith9983@xxx.xxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> > I've used EdNet, now Lumison almost from the start of Adsl, and agree  
> > with Faye's comments. They are however quite expensive for 2Mbits, so 
> > I'm looking to change.
> > --
> > Andrew
> >
> > 2009/1/29 Faye Gibbins <wibble@xxx.xxx.xxx>
> >
> >
> > I've always found that EdNET, now Lumison, provides a great, linux 
> > freindly service.
> >
> > I've been with them for many years, way back to the 56bit modem days 
> > and I've never had a reason for complaint.
> >
> > Faye
> >
> >
> > Robert Gray wrote:
> > While "improving" my broadband connection my ISP made a mistake and I 
> > have been getting a "PPP SERVER DOWN" messsage for far too long.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest a (local?) linux friendly ISP who would be able to 
> > fix this and take over the connection.
> >    Robert.
> >
> >
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> > --Yours
> > Faye
> >
> > This time she's the lesser of two evils.
> >
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Yours
Faye

This time she's the lesser of two evils.

http://www.morpheux.org



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