[H-GEN] Telstra and Linux

[Tony Nugent]

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On Wed Feb 19 2003 at 09:11, Sarah Walters wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 11:13:51PM +1000, Tony Nugent wrote:
> > I'm talking with my feet -- I'm about to switch to a new broadband
> > provider.  Telstra can just stick it where the sun don't shine.  As
> > it turns out, it appears that I can get a plan (with a permanent IP)
> > from a linux-friendly ISP at around the same cost as what I'm paying
> > now, and with no effective data cap (well, at least none that would
> > affect my usual usage costs).
> 
> Which ISP is that? Our Telstra contract will be up in a few more months,
> and I am in whole-hearted agreement. And a permanent IP would solve SO
> many niggly little problems (eg DNS).

Partly in response to the (mostly private) curiosity my comment has
raised, over the next few days I'll put together (and post here) a
"starter" document that attempts to give a summary of who is
offering broadband services and the sorts of plans that are
available.

Cheers
Tony

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