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From: Brian McIlwrath on 9 Aug 2005 10:07
Jason Clifford <jason(a)ukpost.com> wrote:

: Wanadoo's ADSL services look fairly expensive to me. Their entry level
: service only includes 2GB per month of usage. If you download much of
: anything you'll exceed that and they don't seem to state on their website
: what happens then.

Not much! I am STILL with Wanadoo (for mostly historical reasons - also
I can do big downloads at work). The big plus with Wanadoo is that, unless
you go GROSSLY over their limits, nothing much appears to happen!
From: Brian McIlwrath on 9 Aug 2005 11:13
Highland Ham <abcgm0csz.kn6whxyz(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
: Upon getting ADSL a few months ago I bought an ADSL router with 4 ethernet
: ports and a wireless port ,make D-Link -G604t with PCMCIA transceiver
: DSL-G650+ (as a package) for a laptop. It worked first time with both
: Windoze and Linux. The D-link site refers to Linux drivers. Another
: Linux compatible ADSL modem/router make is Linksys.

Actually you should NOT need Linux drivers with an RJ45 cable to any
ADSL router.

My Netgear DG834 works just perfectly. As this router *runs* under Linux
internally (not that this is obvious except if a debug mode is enabled
which allows telnet logins - or from the GPL bundle on the Netgear website)
this is nice and symmetrical!
From: Edgar Iredale on 9 Aug 2005 11:24
On Tuesday 09 August 2005 12:57 Jason Clifford wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Ian wrote:
>
>> Sorry if this has been asked before but does any one know if Wanadoo
>> adsl modems work with any of the distro's? I'm thinking of signing up.
>>
>> I am using Fedora core 2 atm but have Mandrake 10.1 also.
>>
>> Or should I get a different adsl modem?
>
> Firstly I'd recommend that you get a modem/router. They can be had for
> about ý25 these days and are generally a better solution allowing you to
> connect more than one system while also taking away the whole question of
> whether it is supported or not.
>

I use Wanadoo (I've been with them for ages. I pay for the 6G service.) and
Mandrake 10.1. I use a Netgear modem/router to enable three computers to
connect to adsl. The two Linux machines seem to have no problems but the XP
one complains from time to time - I just reboot the Netgear. What has
really helped is that I've used the fourth channel on the router for our
printer - using a D-Link DP-301P+ Ethernet to parallel adaptor. Any of the
computers can print through the router which means I've been able to do
away with one printer and the space it took up (and the ink doesn't dry up
in the jets of the seldom used one anymore).


> Wanadoo's ADSL services look fairly expensive to me. Their entry level
> service only includes 2GB per month of usage. If you download much of
> anything you'll exceed that and they don't seem to state on their website
> what happens then.

I don't think they bothered to check. However I expect they will begin soon.

>
> I'm biased of course however I'd recommend you look at alternatives
> (including our services if you like).

I very nearly switched to Jason. What held me back was that we decided to
retain the old freeserve identities which we've used for years.

Edgar
>
> Jason Clifford



From: Simon Waters on 9 Aug 2005 14:01
Jason Clifford wrote:
>
> Wanadoo's ADSL services look fairly expensive to me.

I've just spent what feels like eternity looking for someone with clue
at Wanadoo UK. I'd say stay as far away as possible.

Any idea if the huge list of vacancies at Wanadoo is a sign of
expansion, or are they just imploding?

Eclipse are good. Although I think they are slowly transforming into the
big telecom experience since Kingston took over, but then Kingston were
good.

I'll be sure to let you guys know how I get on with UKFSN.
From: Brian McIlwrath on 9 Aug 2005 14:11
Simon Waters <20050412(a)technocool.net> wrote:

: I've just spent what feels like eternity looking for someone with clue
: at Wanadoo UK. I'd say stay as far away as possible.

Funnily enough I have found them *FAR* more clued up as Wanadoo than they
ever were as Freeserve. when I ordered an upgrade to 2Mb it happened the
very same evening (despite quoting up to 10 days)!

Mind you Freeserve incompetence had it uses as I got over a year's free
Broadband! When (as Wanadoo) they spotted that they had not been billing me
they kindly wrote it all off!
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