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Re: ADSL experiment



Shlomo, hi!

First, apologies: this reply comes from Pegasus on W2K. That's 
because I'm currently on an ADSL link, d/loading an ISO, and don't 
want to reboot into Linux just to send one message. 

[snip]

> But will I have
> a problem when the BEZEQ installation person comes next week ? Will he
> know what to do ? What do I have to do or prepare in order not to have
> problems with the installation ? As I wrote before, since I don't want
> to miss the opportunity to be in the ADSL experiment, I will
> compromise and connect a WIN98 machine if necessary, but that's not
> what I want to do. So I would like to  be prepared for the
> technician's visit.

I've been on the trial since Jan 2000, but was offline for most of last 
month. Last week two techs, one from Bezeq and one from 
KHafarpar, replaced my defective ADSL modem with the new 
model, and installed the new dialler under W2K.. All works OK. 
Questions to online tech help, to the two visiting technicians and in 
person to technicians in the Bezeq ADSL HQ in Jerusalem all got 
no answer on Linux connectivity. They have *no*, repeat *NO* idea.
Perhaps when the IGLU cabal have finished the kashrut wars, they 
may be better able to ask *pointed* questions of Bezeq.
(BTW, halachically, human flesh is parev, which may help in 
disposing of the victims of the war should a BBQ be decided upon.)
 
> 4 - A number of people suggested WIN98 solutions (thanks to all) but
> none gave any details except for program names. If I don't get an all
> LINUX solution, I'll ask these nice people for more detailed info. But
> in any case, it was not clear to me if anyone has actually tried these
> solutions or they were just based on hearing about the various
> products.

Before I got my connection, I asked a question on the list, and got a reply 
from  moshe achmon <moshe@mh.org.il>
who is connected through Linux and ADSL.He may be able to help 
you. AFAIK, Bezeq _won't/can't_ help you. I have also spoken to 
Actcom phone help, and the guy I spoke to assured me he had 
connected his own home Linux box, but that was in Haifa, and he 
said that other areas may not be so easy to connect.
 
[snip]

> I was told I'll be charged 230 shekels for the ADSL modem (including
> installation by BEZEQ) 

I was charged 171 NIS by Hafarpar. No payment to Bezeq.

>and the experiment is for three months at no charge. 

In January 2000 I was told "until the end of Feb 2000." 
I'm still on :-))

> Nobody seems to know what the cost will be after that (if the
> government gives BEZEQ a license) but my guess is that in order to
> compete with cable, they cannot charge a very high price.

Bezeq ADSL HQ told me 99 NIS monthly (unlimited time).

Of course,
> in addition to whatever they will charge you still need an account
> with one of the INTERNET providers and I don't know if they'll charge
> more for a wide-band connection than they charge for modem or ISDN
> service. Does anyone have any info on this point ?  

Not yet, but perhaps Actcom? ADSL is the *ONLY* thing 
preventing the deletion and reformatting of my FAT32 partition!


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David Howard
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