[CLUE-Tech] Linux friendly DSL ISPs (was: Debian sid & xfree86 4.2.1-7)

[Timothy C. Klein]

* Matt Gushee (mgushee at havenrock.com) wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 06:47:34AM -0600, Kirk Rafferty wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 07:17:05AM -0600, Dale K. Hawkins wrote:
> > > 
> > > * Fairplay Communications (http://www.fpcc.com/)
> > > 
> > >   These guys seem to be very Linux friendly and be far my first
> > >   choice.  However, I have some reservations.  First, I do not see
> > >   them listed as providers with Qwest any more.
> > 
> > We don't deal directly with QWest anymore.  They're a pain to deal with,
> > they're costly for a small ISP, and there was really no benefit except
> > being able to display their logo.  We now out-source DSL connectivity
> > through NeTrack in Boulder.
> 
> Doesn't every ADSL line ultimately go through Qwest anyway? I read
> somewhere that even Covad has to go through Qwest for something or
> other.

Unless something has radically changed since I left Qwest a year ago
(read: competitors have since laid thousands of miles of their own
cable), the answer is yes.

You don't get local phone service in the US without the regional RBOC.
Covad et al simply lease Qwest lines.

Some companies, however, will "hide" their interface with Qwest. I don't
mean they are trying to deceive in anyway, rather they will take care of
dealing with Qwest for you.  So you don't have to worry about talking to
them.

Tim
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