[Gllug] Freeserve Anytime with Linux?

[Hong Chyr]

Thanks Stuart

Yeah, I made the mistake of gettin this notebook with a Lucent AMR modem. I might have to get a USB modem.

Cheers
Hong

----- Original Message -----
From: Stuart Children <stuart at terminus.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:21:46 +0000 
To: gllug at linux.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Freeserve Anytime with Linux?

> On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 12:26:18AM +0800, Hong Chyr wrote:
> > Does anyone tried using the Freeserve Anytime service with Linux? I've 
> > tried their helpdesk email, and the replies seemed pretty braindead to 
> > me. They don't answer direct questions and seem to just brush the notion 
> > of Linux away.
> 
> It works. Without digging around to see if I have my connection scripts 
> for it I can't tell you offhand if it's CHAP or PAP, but you shouldn't 
> have any more trouble with it than any other mainstream UK ISP. 
> http://www.sweeney.demon.co.uk/ISP_FAQ.htm seems to claim it's CHAP.
> 
> One word of warning: if (when) you want to cancel your account, they stop 
> it the day you call them up - you can't say "hi, please stop it after this 
> pay period is over".
> 
> Most UK ISPs will work with linux. The only notable exception I'm aware of 
> is AOL. With most ISPs you can sign up for an account online and then 
> connect with standard scripts. Few will have support staff that know about 
> Linux, let alone whether their systems works with it. Your major problem 
> nowadays is probably crippled winmodems.
> 
> HTH
> 
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> Stuart
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