Alternatives to MSN+Verizon Wireless?

Posted by Cliff on Monday September 9, 2002 @03:44PM from the why'd-they-have-to-go-messin'-with-a-good-thang? dept.

a.h.s. boy asks: "I took a little visit to my usually-neglected Verizon Wireless online account site today, and found myself greeted with the following message: 'Attention This site will not be available for use after October 2002. Please go to http://vzw.msn.com to set up a profile and start using our new VZW with MSN portal.' And now what does it take to login to my wireless phone site? That's right, .NET Passport account. I want one of those like I want a hole in my bedroom wall, however I really do want the convenience of getting my phone information online. I'm sure more and more sites are going to start requiring .NET passports for access, and even if I use bogus information for the Passport, it's still tied to my (quite non-bogus) cell phone records, isn't it? I already sent mail off to the Executive Office of Verizon Wireless to complain, but I can't imagine they're going to care what I think. What are others doing to work around the growing need for a Passport account?" For current customers of Verizon wireless, the question basically boils down to: "Should I stay or should I go?". For those opting for the latter, based on this latest twist, are there other cell-phone companies offering similar features to Verizon's service?

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Re:What's wrong by bmetzler · 2002-09-10 01:37 · Score: 4, Funny

Well, when you put it that way, it makes me wonder why you'd use a GPL'ed web browser when you can just use Internet Explorer. You limit the sites that you can visit by picking anything else.
I tried installing Internet Explorer 6 and it wouldn't install. Can you tell me what the problem is? I have the latest version of Debian 3, and I did an apt-get dist-upgrade to make sure that everything was up-to-date.
-Brent