[Yhslug] Do we still live in telecommunications chains?

[Mackenzie Morgan]

Modify the Firefox User Agent String to say it's Windows XP?

On 10/18/07, flint at flint.com <flint at flint.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings List Lurkers,
>
> I just tried to hook up and older gentleman with one of the charity
> systems we built from the state surplus stuff.  The system boots Ubuntu
> 6.10 Dapper Drake.  The verizon Westell DSL access modem comes up with
> three lights.  The system gets an IP address and a web page comes up.
> Technically the system is cherry.
>
> Then a Verizon web page appears and tells me that it cannot support this
> operating system, and when I call their support desk, they tell me that I
> have to use a Windows client or a Mac client.
>
> I thought the Carphone case allowed me choice in my telecommunications
> options.  Why would I want this company to be able to sell this crapy
> backwards technical system to Fairpoint?
>
> What can I do to help this old guy get online?
>
> Regards,
>
> Flint
>
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