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--- Viv and Philip <vh_griffin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- 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