[linux-help] Re: Wichita, KS dialup service providers?

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...and I would also have to concur...I started with Futurnet, which sold to
Feist, which was acquired by OneMain.com, then combined with Southwind and
sold to Earthlink.  Now I am reminded of the old days with AOL...busy
signals, no tech support, and try to talk to someone that is breathing about
a connection problem?  Ha Ha...no way.  My Emails now come up to 3 days
later and connections are interupted without warning.  

Progress...seems to be a step in the wrong direction anymore.

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>Jeremy King wrote:
>> 
>> I don't have a list, but one of the big local
>> favorites seems to be SouthWind.  I personally have
>> always used Sprint (now part of Earthlink).  I've had
>> pretty good service from them, with few connection
>> problems.  They also make some attempt at providing
>> Linux service==but I wouldn't expect them to know how
>> to do much more than configure Kmail...
>> 
>> I'm guessing that if you want to find good linux
>> support from local users, your best bet would be
>> SouthWind.
>> 
>SouthWind was recently taken over by EarthLink.  The SouthWind I
>subscribed to - almost since they started - does not exist
>anymore.  Local tech support does not exist.  I can no longer
>access my shell acct., and have been unable to contact anyone to
>find out what to do about this, because I have been unwilling to
>wait on HOLD longer than 15 minutes.  I have been told by other
>SouthWind subscribers (who have been able to get hold of tech
>support) that there is NO LINUX SUPPORT to be found.  At this
>point I am looking for a new ISP.
>
>What Jeremy said re:SouthWind was correct until several months
>ago.  This is not the situation now.
>--joh
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