> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Cox [mailto:michael.cox@honeywell.com] > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 6:44 AM > To: kclug@kclug.org > Subject: Re: ISP's > > > I've had about three local ISP's in the last ten years...by > far the longest > lasting has been QNI (now http://www.primary.net). Fairly > low user/modem ratio, > good tech support (at least in the QNI days...I don't know if > that's changed > with the primary.net take-over...haven't needed to call). > They even had SWB > change out a switchbox when I was getting spurious disconnects. No > complaints. Both the Linux box and the Newton connect fine. > (No non-local > access number for vacations, though...bummer) > > A friend has kcinter.net, and I can just about figure there's > a thirty percent > change that my mail to him will bounce with an "unknown user." :( > > Haven't heard any complaints from friends using blitz-it. > I NEVER had problems w/ kcinter.net (aka worldinter.net) with web or mail access. Always had the fastest connections I could get with the shoddy wiring in my area. I moved to a new house with better copper and the speed increased. If you want to run Linux or anything else all the info is right there for you. I've switched to cable modem, but if I had to go back to dial-up (**shudders**) then I wouldn't hesitate to go back. Brian Kelsay