[linux-help] Re: Routing sanity-check

[j m wagle <jmwagle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carl:
thanks,
My son wants to get a 'DSL' line from SWB, but for now I will stay with
Southwind also.
mike wagle

Carl D Cravens wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, j m wagle wrote:
>
> > Not a very related question, but please tell me the advantages of
> > using DSL from SWB and Southwind at internet provider?
>
> SWBI is an unknown quantity.  I've been a customer of SouthWind for over
> five years.  I know what their service is like.  I even know what their
> weaknesses tend toward.  I don't know what SWBI is like... except that
> right now I'm hearing they're having DNS problems.  I've never heard
> anyone praise them for anything, which is almost as bad as hearing about
> problems.
>
> I prefer to get my Internet from the small guy... SWBI is a large,
> faceless corporation in which I'm a drop-in-the-bucket customer.  Just in
> trying to get my DSL line hooked up through them I got one representative
> that rudely would not let the SouthWind rep stay on the line with me
> during ordering the service.  Supposedly her supervisor backed her up.
> We called back and got another rep who didn't care if the SW rep was on
> the line with me.
>
> SouthWind cares about Wichita and the surrounding area... they're a
> city-wide provider, not a multiple-states-wide one.  Though they're owned
> by OneMain, they're still run in Wichita by local folks.  (At least for
> now... who knows what OneMain might do in the future.)
>
> > I am not very bright and don't understand the advantages of either service.
> > (Note: I only have a 28.8 modem and use Southwind as my ISP)
>
> Beyond being a known quantity, I already have them set up as my secondary
> DNS for my dedicated services.  It's much easier to move to another set of
> IP's staying with SouthWind than moving to another company.  That won't be
> a concern of yours, though.


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