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Hi, I am new to this LUG so, I hope you don't mind me commenting on this ? The charges for broadband in France are lower than here. Therefore, most of this charge is really for hire of the PC (which a customer would have already part paid for out of the initial payment of 150 euros). I agree that it would be good for people new to Linux to begin with but, soon, I think they would want their own machine set up to suit their own requirements. I was a Neuf Telecom customer and they were a terrible ISP. I cancelled the service with them back in February and am still waiting for a refund as they overcharged me. They are great when you are a new customer but, will fight tooth and nail to avoid termination of the service, when you no longer require it. I can see things will be any better, now they have merged with Cegetel. I think this offer is a cheap way for the newly merged company to pull in new, inexperienced customers that will stay with them long term. Sorry - I am a bit cynical when it comes to Neuf. I'll get off my soapbox now. Viv On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 20:25 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > > I noticed an article on The Inquirer about a French telecoms company who > is offering its customers a Linux based machine with it's broadband > service. Details here: > http://quoi9.net/english/2006/09/25/free-computer-with-every-broadband-subscription/ > > and http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34635 > > It seems an interesting thing to do, provide a Linux based PC which has > 512MB flash memory built in and 512MB memory. Sounds like an ideal > system for internet newbies. Running Linux will cut out the potential > problems of viruses, the flash memory would in theory allow automatic > upgrades (kinda like Sky box upgrades) and would probably do the job for > those folks who just want to browse the internet and send e-mails. > > Of course the alternative would be an older PC (say a P3/Athlon) running > some distro but I dare say it wouldn't look like a cool toaster though :-) > > Rob > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html