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Fri 11 Apr, 2003 09:16 am
My ISP, with outstanding service, is leaving that part of the business and selling its customer base to Earthlink. Is this a keeper, or should I start shopping around locally?
roger i have had Earthlink for 2 years and i would rate it very high
That's good enough for me. Thanks.
It's ok on dial-up but if you want to access your email from somewhere else(sip) or want to maintain a web site it's harder than other places, because of all the networks they've bought.
Mail access shouldn't be a problem, husker. I use Yahoo and can pick it up anywhere.
Thanks for the link, Craven. Now I wonder what I'm getting into. "System requirements: Pentium 200MHz or faster; 64MB RAM; 70MB hard drive space". I meet the requirements, of course, but with my current ISP, there was no installation other than adding their local phone number to the dial up connection. I almost feel like I'm joing a club or something here, and I'm not much of a joiner.
roger if you call earthlink 800 number you can install directly i have the number if you need it
They are supposed to be sending some propaganda by the 15th. It may already be here cuz I haven't checkd the PO box since returning from vacation. Thanks, though.
I use Earthlink at home. Originally signed up with Slip.net, one of the original local ISP's, who were subsequently purchased by Earthlink. The only issue I have with EL is that DNS name resolution seems slow - they told me to upgrade my modem driver - I told them they were nuts. Other than that it works great with consistently high connection speeds, and web based mail access so you can get check your mail anywhere, easily.
Roger, this isp is very good:
www.poetworld.net
It's a small company with great customer service.
I think Earthlink is a good isp provider, but you can get this same thing with this one for only 7.95/9.95 a month.
I've had experience with about a half dozen ISP services, and Earthlink is by far the best - the very best. I often wonder why so many of our friends keep AOL, one of the worst ones out there. KEEP EARTHLINK! c.i.
Thanks, Flatted 5th. It probably is a good one, but I believe I will go with the better known brand, since is comes so highly reccommended.
Earthlink it is. Thanks everyone.
Sorry Roger: I mean it's when you need earthlink email and using a different ISP
roger Earthlink has both pop3 email and webmail
Dys - for POP3 to work you have to be logged into earthlink, an webmail is there and works - how do you guys using EL get to webmail I'd be interested. Also do any of you have a domain with earthlink?
Thanks
Husker,
Go to
http://www.earthlink.net and then click on "Web Mail" at the top of the screen. It will take you to a secure site where you simply enter your e-mail address and password (the one you normally use). That's it.
cjhsa
that only works if you are using an el.net email
the other place is: - shhot have to wait until I get home thought I had it bookmarked here
I'm not sure what you mean husker. The e-mail address I use is actually a mindspring.com address. They bought slip.net, Earthlink bought them.
Yeah you can have them host a domain .com or .dot what ever, kind of expensive in my book, so then you get earthlink and your domain emails - it's not so hard for me but regualr run of the mill folks have a tough time of it, with the different server names and configurations of the pop3 and then finding the right place to get webmail is a tough, not the same - it matters where you get stuck in the mix and who got bought out. But I think from the writing above if all you have is EL dial-up and email that is EL, your in great shape - get outside that and it can get saucy
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