[Yhslug] Do we still live in telecommunications chains?

[flint at flint.com]

Makenzie,

You are a genius...

Regards,

Flint

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007, Mackenzie Morgan wrote:

> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:30:27 -0400
> From: Mackenzie Morgan <macoafi at gmail.com>
> To: Yhslug at calypso.tux.org
> Subject: Re: [Yhslug] Do we still live in telecommunications chains?
> 
> 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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>> Paul Flint
>> Barre Open Systems Institute
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>>
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Paul Flint
Barre Open Systems Institute
17 Averill Street
Barre, VT
05641

http://www.bosivt.org
http://www.flint.com/home
skype: flintinfotech
Work: (202) 537-0480
  Fax: (703) 852-7089

Free advice         .~.
is worth            /V\
exactly what       /( )\
you pay for it.    ^^-^^