cable broadband and dialup modem

[Robert Holtzman]

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, steve wrote:

> Ray Parrish wrote:
>> Robert Holtzman wrote:
>>> I'm trying to figure out a way to use *spit* Cox broadband for 
browsing
>>> and downloading linux distros and the dialup ISP for mail and news.
>>>
>> Just curious here...Why? That will make your mail and news pretty slow.
>> I still have the email address I used when I was on dial-up, as I pay
>> the old isp a small fee for continuing to use it, but I download it
>> through my new DSL connection, which is much faster.
>>
>> Later, Ray Parrish
>>
>
> Yeah, curious here as well, why. The only reason I can think of is you
> have a cap on broadband and no cap on dial up?
>
> I use gnome ppp for my gprs card (technically dial up as far the os is
> concerned), and wireless or ethernet at home. have no problem switching
> between the two.

No caps that I'm aware of. It's just that Cox has given me nothing but 
aggrevation and my old ISP (sonic.net in California) was always on the 
ball with tech support that listened to the diagnostics you've run and 
proceeded from there. No "lets check your settings" after being 
informed  that I haven't changed them. I've been having trouble posting 
to moderated news groups thru Cox. Their tier 1 guy's response was "what's 
a news group?"

The upshot is that I want as little to do with Cox as possible.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
"If you think you're getting free lunch,
  check the price of the beer"