I just called and spoke to a very nice woman named Wendy. She seemed really worn down... The party line is that their customer base has grown so big that profiles aren't scaling very well and that they think they can provide faster service without this feature. I told her that they might not have the 'big customer base' problem much longer.
Too bad, I've been really happy with this service til now, but this is one of the most bone-headed decisions I've seen in a while.
I've been a happy Verizon broadband customer for a long time (DSL for 5 years, FIOS for 2.5). So far, so good, but Verizon's hardly a benevolent company. What makes you think they won't go to per-GB pricing if everybody else does?
You, sir, are an ass.
"Tech Writer" no more implies "Technical Writer" than "Vet" implies "Veteran". It's perfectly appropriate to call these bloggers Technology Writers, or "Tech Writers", for short. I certainly didn't think of people who write manuals when I read TFA
There are several reasons why T1 is more expensive than DSL for equivalent data rates. As so many have mentioned, there's a guaranteed pipe that can be sub-allocated as the user sees fit. The big reason, though, is because they can get away with it and many T1 customers don't have any other choice. DSL has serious distance restrictions, while T1 can be 'repeatered' and can thus reach locations that DSL can't
Sure, Windows may support more peripherals, but not necessarily well. I have a Mac Mini (PowerPC) and a Dell D600 laptop with XP & Ubuntu. Everything I plug into the Mac "just works", without fuss. The Dell, on the other hand, is a constant battle. Wi-fi tends to drop while I'm sitting on my couch, among other things.
Regarding fun stuff - of course you can edit videos & photos on a PC. Out of the box, though, the Mac wins hands down. iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto & iTunes all work seamlessly together. I can't say the same for the crap that Microsoft packages with its OS. Did I mention that OSX comes with a full software development environment and all those Unix tools? What does the equivalent cost in Windows?
Dude, you have no clue. I've had FIOS for ~6 months so am pretty qualified to answer:
a) I haven't seen a cable company yet that offers 5M/2M for $30 a month
b) Download is comparable to cable, but 2Mbps up is way better. Bittorent SCREAMS!
c) I guess I just tune the advertising out, so I haven't noticed this. FIOS uses PPPoE just like DSL, which is supported by all routers, not to mention Linux. I only use Linux and OS-X, and there was nothing Windows-centric about the installation.
d) The video that Verizon will be offering is RF overlay, just like cable. It comes down the fiber over a different optical wavelength, and then goes onto coax. It is not packet-based, and is certainly not IPTV. Maybe you're thinking of SBC and BellSouth (I guess I should call them AT&T)
As others have mentioned, you can install a 2.6 kernel with Sarge. The current stable version is 2.6.8, although I read somewhere that 2.6.11 will soon be validated.
To do this, insert a Debian 3.1 boot CD and type 'linux26' at the boot prompt. Once everything's installed you can point to unstable and get even newer stuff if you like living on the edge...
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I've been using this standard vim colorscheme for a few years and find it to be very easy on the eyes. Put this in your .gvimrc:
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Please go fuck yourself
Don't use Intuit as an example. While TurboTax for Mac is OK, Quicken is just shit.
I just called and spoke to a very nice woman named Wendy. She seemed really worn down... The party line is that their customer base has grown so big that profiles aren't scaling very well and that they think they can provide faster service without this feature. I told her that they might not have the 'big customer base' problem much longer. Too bad, I've been really happy with this service til now, but this is one of the most bone-headed decisions I've seen in a while.
Something to look forward to!
I imagine that a pair of swallows, either African or European, could take one of these coconuts quite far.
Access your iTunes library, and get video too! I was skeptical at first, but this little box is really cool.
Yeah, and isn't likely to be used by anybody on /. either.
I've been a happy Verizon broadband customer for a long time (DSL for 5 years, FIOS for 2.5). So far, so good, but Verizon's hardly a benevolent company. What makes you think they won't go to per-GB pricing if everybody else does?
You're right. Oh, except for NSA, NIH, SSA, NASA.... maybe the thousands upon thousands of engineers and IT people in these agencies don't count.
Right. You don't understand. If it wasn't for GMR, your hard drive would have a 500MB capacity or have 100 platters.
So today we're making computer analogies about a car...
You, sir, are an ass. "Tech Writer" no more implies "Technical Writer" than "Vet" implies "Veteran". It's perfectly appropriate to call these bloggers Technology Writers, or "Tech Writers", for short. I certainly didn't think of people who write manuals when I read TFA
I doubt it. The owners are probably laughing all the way to the bank!
And here are some Dutch guys doing it 3 years ago:
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/print/4172I sure hope you don't write customer-facing documentation...
Wow - you're not kidding! What a well-written article.
There are several reasons why T1 is more expensive than DSL for equivalent data rates. As so many have mentioned, there's a guaranteed pipe that can be sub-allocated as the user sees fit. The big reason, though, is because they can get away with it and many T1 customers don't have any other choice. DSL has serious distance restrictions, while T1 can be 'repeatered' and can thus reach locations that DSL can't
Uh, yeah, that would be 'clique' (It's French). I prefer cliche in this instance, though.
I have no idea if that's real German, but you just made me pee my pants!
Sure, Windows may support more peripherals, but not necessarily well. I have a Mac Mini (PowerPC) and a Dell D600 laptop with XP & Ubuntu. Everything I plug into the Mac "just works", without fuss. The Dell, on the other hand, is a constant battle. Wi-fi tends to drop while I'm sitting on my couch, among other things.
Regarding fun stuff - of course you can edit videos & photos on a PC. Out of the box, though, the Mac wins hands down. iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto & iTunes all work seamlessly together. I can't say the same for the crap that Microsoft packages with its OS. Did I mention that OSX comes with a full software development environment and all those Unix tools? What does the equivalent cost in Windows?
Dude, you have no clue. I've had FIOS for ~6 months so am pretty qualified to answer:
a) I haven't seen a cable company yet that offers 5M/2M for $30 a month
b) Download is comparable to cable, but 2Mbps up is way better. Bittorent SCREAMS!
c) I guess I just tune the advertising out, so I haven't noticed this. FIOS uses PPPoE just like DSL, which is supported by all routers, not to mention Linux. I only use Linux and OS-X, and there was nothing Windows-centric about the installation.
d) The video that Verizon will be offering is RF overlay, just like cable. It comes down the fiber over a different optical wavelength, and then goes onto coax. It is not packet-based, and is certainly not IPTV. Maybe you're thinking of SBC and BellSouth (I guess I should call them AT&T)
As others have mentioned, you can install a 2.6 kernel with Sarge. The current stable version is 2.6.8, although I read somewhere that 2.6.11 will soon be validated.
To do this, insert a Debian 3.1 boot CD and type 'linux26' at the boot prompt. Once everything's installed you can point to unstable and get even newer stuff if you like living on the edge...