[NTLUG:Discuss] Which dsl isps will survive? ( Directlink.net is going out of business )

[Jack Snodgrass]

There is a little discussion on this in the dfw.internet.providers
group. 

With directlink.net going out of business.... for $0.50, you can
buy 3 shares of ARCC ( owners of Directlink ) stock... I think 
that August.net is the best bet. 

The way that Directlink set me up, I have one bill that I pay 
to Directlink, I will have to CANCEL my DSL and have it re-installed. 
I can't just move to another ISP since Directlink appears to own my 
DSL according to Verizon. 2.5 years ago, this seemed like a good idea.
Now, it sucks. 

I'll be getting a cable modem to tide me over till I get DSL 
re-installed. There is the possibility in the time that I cancel my 
DSL service and re-start it, my CO will fill up and I won't be able
to get DSL. 

This really sucks. 

jack





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lance Simmons" <lance at lsimmons.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 4:26 PM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Which dsl isps will survive?


> Just found out my dsl isp is going out of business next month. Can anyone
> suggest a dsl isp that
> 
>  1. offers good, linux-friendly service,
>  2. is one of Verizon's participating isp's, and
>  3. isn't going to go bankrupt in the next year?
> 
> Or will Verizon be the only Verizon-compatible isp after this shakeout is
> over?
> 
> Lance Simmons
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