[KLUG Members] Ameritech dsl

[Wesley Leonard]

Wha?!

They didn't block those ports when I had their DSL, but those terms could have
changed since it's been over six months...

l8er

Adam Williams wrote:
> 
> >Talking with Ameritech about something else, they offered DSL for 30
> >bucks a month.  Sounds better than most.
> >The modem comes "free" but the operator wasn't the person to ask about
> >linux compatibility.
> 
> It is pppoe, it should work just fine.
> 
> >I saw Earthlink and somebody else trashed recently on the list for their
> >broadband efforts, what say ye of Ameritech?
> 
> I've been tempted to switch to Ameritech,  but they are inflexible and
> confusing to deal with.  I haven't used their service but the terms are
> the same as Earthlink:  Your IP is dynamic, and they block ports 25 & 80.
> Which means to anyone who needs to do VPN, or work on mail servers, etc...
> it doesn't matter if it costs $5 a month.  It's worthless.
> 
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Wesley Leonard

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