[oclug] Sympatico ADSL and y.k.w.

[Raymond Wood]

On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 05:57:35PM -0400, Brad Barnett imagined:
> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:56:17 -0400 Raymond Wood wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 10:58:20AM -0400, Piotr R.Sidorowicz imagined:
> > > I have dropped Rogers for IStop a while ago, and I am happy I did.
> > > IStop is local to Ottawa, located across the Queensway from IKEA.
> > > 
> > > One of the main reasons why I chose them was that they do not
> > > object to running ones own servers.  As for Linux friendliness,
> > > they charge a "headache fee" for co-locating Windows servers. :)
> > > They also have instructions on their website on how to connect
> > > using pppoe under Linux. 
> > > 
> > > Regards, Piotr
> > 
> > I have been with IStop for over a year and a half now.  There were
> > some stability problems when I first signed up, but these have
> > largely disappeared as of late.  Overall I am very happy with
> > IStop's increased stability, and I'm happy to support a smaller
> > company that explicitly supports users of Linux.
> 
> Ray,
> 
> Why do you promote a crappy, unprofessional, money grubbing company like
> istop? ;)

Hi Brad,

I know you don't like IStop, and doubtless you have your reasons.

I'm just telling it like it is -- from my perspective.  IStop has really
improved over the last year or so.  I SSH from work into my home box
every day, and I can count the number of times on one hand that my
connection has gone down, and not come back up minutes later.  Since I'm
not running a business or mission critical website, I can live with this
-- it's no biggie.  

If people want a low-cost static IP that supports Linux and has a
tolerant server policy, then I think IStop does a decent job.  If, OTOH,
people are looking for uber-reliability, then go to Magma or some such.
You'll pay more, but you'll get more reliable broadband.  IStop is a
decent bargain ISP IMO...

TTYL,
Have Fun with GNU/Linux,
Raymond
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