[NTLUG:Discuss] Is Sprint ION Linux friendly?

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Richard Geoffrion wrote:

> They give two static addresses, so I would IMAGINE that it would be.
> Obviously they do not mention Linux as a supported operating system.
> http://ion.sprint.com/techspecs.jsp
> 
> Just checking before I try to jump on the band wagon.   It would sure beat
> paying for phone lines  +  DSL + internet access.
> 
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I can't say that they are all that friendly.  I called up the SprintION 
Representative to get answers to my similiar
questions since I was also looking for a possible way to get fast 
Internet Service.  The answers I got where:

1.  No, They don't support Linux.
2.  Servers are strictly forbidden.

After much prodding, I finally found out that Sprint ION runs pretty 
much the same cable protocols like AT&T
Broadband, and, like cable, it is a 'shared' service (ie - Running a 
server that could be popular, for example an http
server, ftp server, or game server) can and will degrade everyone else's 
service, therefore, servers are not tolerated.

Myself, I am still waiting for DSL where I can run what I want without 
sharing the bandwidth with my neighbors
(wireless or not).

BTW:  I happen to like Slashdot.  The editorial content may be 
questionable, but at least they do put links straight
to the articles they're referring too.  Reading them along with 
Linuxtoday and others certainly give a better balanced
view in my opinion than a lot of people who continually quote the 
Ziff-Davis (MS biased) publications.

Regards....


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