Fw: [Lvlug] Cable or DSL?
Randy Kramer
rhkramer@fast.net
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 16:35:14 -0500
Good idea!
Thanks!
Randy Kramer
The Knights wrote:
>
> Well, If you do park in Perkins or that general area, go away from 145
> toward the Ramada and take a right which takes you behind Best Buy and will
> land you out next to the new CostLess Store. It may not be anything great
> like at the Grape Street turn but it will give you a lot more room to
> manuver instead of being forced to take the 22 east bound entrance.
>
> And your right about it being a traffic nightmare. I think Bestbuy should
> have done something better with their lot in the beginning. They are badly
> locked in for parking..
>
> My 2 cents,
> Greg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Randy Kramer <rhkramer@fast.net>
> To: <lvlug@thelinuxlink.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 2:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: [Lvlug] Cable or DSL?
>
> > homefry,
> >
> > Following up on my previous note, if you decide you want to go to Best
> > Buy, I recommend:
> >
> > - Don't do it during prime shopping hours, avoid Sunday, try a weekday
> > morning or afternoon, if possible.
> >
> > - Consider parking in a lot on either side of Best Buy -- their lot is a
> > regular traffic jam, especially during prime shopping hours (and not
> > just on Black Friday). I often park behind the Perkins (there is a
> > hotel there -- the Ramada?). (I try not to upset the Perkins people,
> > but I bet they and the Ramada were upset on Friday. Those lots were
> > full, and people parked on the street and any piece of grass they could
> > get to.)
> >
> > The only downside of parking at Perkins is it is a little harder to get
> > back on 7th street -- the first lane you enter is the entrance ramp for
> > 22 West.
> >
> > But, I spent over an __hour__ getting out of the Best Buy parking lot on
> > a Sunday several months ago. On Friday they had someone directing
> > traffic within the lot, they also need someone directing traffic to help
> > people get on to 7th street. (On the Sunday I had trouble, no one was
> > directing traffic. I was coming from the north side of the parking lot,
> > we had to make a left turn to get on the Best Buy exit ramp. The people
> > I followed were not aggressive enough in taking their turn -- 2 to 5
> > cars made it out of the south side of the parking lot for every car that
> > got out of the north side, and the north side is bigger.
> >
> > Good luck!
> > Randy
> >
> > homefry wrote:
> > >
> > > Randy, Linc & Dan,
> > >
> > > I guess I should have said- "these three modems are known to work with
> > > Linux, so if I decided to keep the dial up connection, where can I pick
> one
> > > up at a good price???" ;-) hee hee
> > >
> > > good day to you all!
> > > Jen
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Randy Kramer" <rhkramer@fast.net>
> > > To: <lvlug@thelinuxlink.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 10:09 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Fw: [Lvlug] Cable or DSL?
> > >
> > > > homefry,
> > > >
> > > > Dann is right. You would have a hard time buying a modem that does
> not
> > > > work with Windows. If you buy a new modem, you should not have any
> > > > problem. I would not totally ignore an internal modem. Whether it is
> > > > an internal or external modem, you want to put a surge protector on
> your
> > > > telephone line.
> > > >
> > > > There is a chance that you might find a 56 kbps modem that does not
> > > > comply with the agreed upon standard (which I think is V.90) -- but I
> > > > would only expect to find that problem if you bought something from a
> > > > discount clearance type of operation.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe somebody will chip in to confirm that the standard is V.90.
> > > > Otherwise I would ask when I bought the modem, does this meet the
> "agree
> > > > upon 56 kbps standard -- if not, can I bring it back?"
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > Randy Kramer
> > > >
> > > > dann s washko wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > Hi Linc!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > So if I decided to stay with a good old dial up connection-
> > > > > One of those
> > > > > three external modems listed would work with both Windoze
> > > > > and Linux? (Duh,
> > > > > you probably don't even run a windoze system at home, do
> > > > > ya?)
> > > > >
> > > > > Jen
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there a modem made today that will not work with windows?
> Perhaps
> > > > > there is, but I am sure those modems Linc suggested will work in
> > > > > Windows. After all, MS OS's are everywhere!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Daniel S. Washko
> > > >
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