Default User wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>> Default User wrote:
>> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> >
>> >> Steve Wertz wrote:
>> >> > On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:54:09 -0700, sf wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> PS: some ISPs have farmed out to giganews and give you the
>> "basic >> >> package" for free. Check it out. If yours doesn't, you
>> can >> afford it >> anyway. http://www.giganews.com/
>> >> >
>> >> > I think SBC/AT&T DSL and Dialups are about the only
>> >> > semi-national provider around that still maintains their own
>> >> > servers.
>> >>
>> >> + Earthlink
>> >
>> > They don't provide DSL service in my area. As far as I can tell,
>> > the only one that does is AT&T (gotta get used to the new name).
>>
>> For the record, I didn't say they did. I added them to the list of
>> "DSL and dialups...that still maintains their own servers."
>
> I know, I had previously checked with them to see if they provided in
> my area. I should say that there are some other DSL providers, but
> only small ones with high prices.

I have EL's dialup; I've had for probably nine years or so. It's been
solid and troublefree, but like with most ISPs their own Usenet feed
sucked and I've been very happily using news.individual.net for several
years. Back to EL: I don't know if their DSL is any good.

>> What was your AT&T before it was AT&T?
>
> Same as Steve, SBC. We (St. Louis) were in the original SBC area.

I'm in L.A., and we went SBC-to-ATT several months ago, too.


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