[Yhslug] Do we still live in telecommunications chains?

[circuit hijacker]

Perhaps the browser you are using is identifying itself as a Linux Mozilla (or whatever) browser.  You can use the web browsers "user agent" definition strings to change what the world sees your browser as by changing it to another one.

The Firefox extension/plug-in User Agent Switcher can help with this task.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59

The following articles maybe enlightening:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent
http://www.ericgiguere.com/articles/masquerading-your-browser.html
http://johnbokma.com/mexit/2004/04/24/changinguseragent.html

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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