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Hi. This newbie is looking for dialup online access from an ISP for FC4 for around the same $10/month that I'm paying now using Netzero/W2k. Netzero supports Linspire distribution with a netzero.deb download. I downloaded this, but I'm not convinced that this will work for my FC4 distribution. If not, what other ISPs are out there? I'm trying to avoid AOL and Verizon, if at all possible. Bottom line is, again, that I'd like to have unlimited online access for about the $10 / month that I'm paying now.
Actually you could use the "alien" package to convert the .deb file to an rpm file.
Otherwise Netzero should still work with linux (It did when I was using it) you just have to set everything up manually. And if you still want another ISP here's one for $5.95 a month (unlimited access)
forgive my ignorance, but unless it's already in fedora, i can't download, b/c of no internet access. whatever i download, has to be on my windows work machine (fast DL) and then transport via flashdrive to my home windows box, switch over to linux and access the windows drives. ....until i get internet access.
yes, it's definitely a consideration, but Verizon needs to act differently, to my account at least, before I agree to being more beholden to them. So, it's an option of last resort.
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