[ale] OT: Speedfactory dropping USENET news

[James P. Kinney III]

On Wed, 2005-09-07 at 00:12 -0400, Christopher Bergeron wrote:
> Can you use a VOIP phone with DSL?
Yes. Use a box that shares the line at the "head" and make sure the
required ports are open. i.e. one of the linksys DSL routers will work
as well as a Linux box firewall.

Some of the VOIP boxes also may have pppoe capability built in thus
allowing them to be the first box in the DSL chain.
> 
> Most DSL services require a username/password combination.  Because of 
> that limitation, I'm forcing my home-telephony users to use Cable.  
> Cable [occassionally] requires a MAC Address for authentication.  DSL, 
> however, requires a username/password PPP kludge - which no VOIP phones 
> offer (without additional hardware: switches, administration overhead: 
> configuring multiple home routers, etc). 
> 
> Just my .02 gold nugget shavings,
> -CB
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Geoffrey wrote:
> 
> >Jim Lynch wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Just to toss a couple of comments in.  Bellsouth has done a lot better 
> >>lately.  I don't know what happened but I've gotten reliable news feeds 
> >>from BS in the last few months.
> >>
> >>Also they must be feeling competition pains.  The sent me an offer to 
> >>upgrade the the higher speed DSN for no cost and no increase in monthly 
> >>fee.  They also will provide a static IP at no cost.  I take back 
> >>everything I said bad ...   Well maybe not.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >What are they currently charging you?
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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