From mark at dreamzpace.com Tue Mar 16 06:01:31 2004 From: mark at dreamzpace.com (Mark Pors) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:22:59 2004 Subject: [Athens-pm] off-topic ADSL In-Reply-To: <400BBF7D.6090704@dreamzpace.com> References: <400BBF7D.6090704@dreamzpace.com> Message-ID: <4056EC9B.5090201@dreamzpace.com> Getting ADSL has been pretty much a nightmare. In the area of my office (platia kanikos) they have glassfibre in the streets and can't deliver ADSL. Vivodi can maybe but for an extra 120 euro/month.... Is there anyone on the list who had ideas what else I could try? Are there any alternatives? Mark PS Mixalis, when are we having a meeting? Nice, now I am in the position to complain :-) Mark Pors wrote: > Hi all, > > Sorry, this is a bit off-topic, but probably concerns most of us. > > I am applying for an ADSL connection, which consists of the ADSL > connection itself (25 euro/month) + a subscription with an ISP > (Otenet, Vivodi, Forthnet). Does anyone know if it is possible to skip > the ISP and get connectivity with just the ADSL connection? I don't > need the e-mail, hosting etc, but an IP address would be nice :-) > > Cheers > Mark > > > _______________________________________________ > Athens-pm mailing list > Athens-pm@mail.pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm > From angelos at unix.gr Tue Mar 16 08:12:53 2004 From: angelos at unix.gr (Angelos Karageorgiou) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:22:59 2004 Subject: [Athens-pm] off-topic ADSL In-Reply-To: <4056EC9B.5090201@dreamzpace.com> Message-ID: Probably wireless is a good idea , with a cost sharing option with a partner , some people with adsl problems do that. On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Mark Pors wrote: > Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:01:31 +0200 > From: Mark Pors > To: athens-pm@mail.pm.org > Subject: Re: [Athens-pm] off-topic ADSL > > Getting ADSL has been pretty much a nightmare. In the area of my office > (platia kanikos) they have glassfibre in the streets and can't deliver > ADSL. Vivodi can maybe but for an extra 120 euro/month.... > Is there anyone on the list who had ideas what else I could try? Are > there any alternatives? > > Mark > > PS Mixalis, when are we having a meeting? Nice, now I am in the position > to complain :-) > > > > Mark Pors wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Sorry, this is a bit off-topic, but probably concerns most of us. > > > > I am applying for an ADSL connection, which consists of the ADSL > > connection itself (25 euro/month) + a subscription with an ISP > > (Otenet, Vivodi, Forthnet). Does anyone know if it is possible to skip > > the ISP and get connectivity with just the ADSL connection? I don't > > need the e-mail, hosting etc, but an IP address would be nice :-) > > > > Cheers > > Mark > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Athens-pm mailing list > > Athens-pm@mail.pm.org > > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athens-pm mailing list > Athens-pm@mail.pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm > -- Angelos Karageorgiou Masters of Computer Science City University of New York http://www.unix.gr From mark at dreamzpace.com Tue Mar 16 09:17:42 2004 From: mark at dreamzpace.com (Mark Pors) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:22:59 2004 Subject: [Athens-pm] off-topic ADSL In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <40571A96.80402@dreamzpace.com> You mean GPRS? Or getting a leased line and sharing it with WiFi? Mark Angelos Karageorgiou wrote: >Probably wireless is a good idea , with a cost sharing option with a >partner , some people with adsl problems do that. > >On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Mark Pors wrote: > > > >>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:01:31 +0200 >>From: Mark Pors >>To: athens-pm@mail.pm.org >>Subject: Re: [Athens-pm] off-topic ADSL >> >>Getting ADSL has been pretty much a nightmare. In the area of my office >>(platia kanikos) they have glassfibre in the streets and can't deliver >>ADSL. Vivodi can maybe but for an extra 120 euro/month.... >>Is there anyone on the list who had ideas what else I could try? Are >>there any alternatives? >> >>Mark >> >>PS Mixalis, when are we having a meeting? Nice, now I am in the position >>to complain :-) >> >> >> >>Mark Pors wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>Sorry, this is a bit off-topic, but probably concerns most of us. >>> >>>I am applying for an ADSL connection, which consists of the ADSL >>>connection itself (25 euro/month) + a subscription with an ISP >>>(Otenet, Vivodi, Forthnet). Does anyone know if it is possible to skip >>>the ISP and get connectivity with just the ADSL connection? I don't >>>need the e-mail, hosting etc, but an IP address would be nice :-) >>> >>>Cheers >>>Mark >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Athens-pm mailing list >>>Athens-pm@mail.pm.org >>>http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Athens-pm mailing list >>Athens-pm@mail.pm.org >>http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm >> >> >> > > > From angelos at unix.gr Tue Mar 16 09:14:51 2004 From: angelos at unix.gr (Angelos Karageorgiou) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:22:59 2004 Subject: [Athens-pm] off-topic ADSL In-Reply-To: <40571A96.80402@dreamzpace.com> Message-ID: On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Mark Pors wrote: > You mean GPRS? Or getting a leased line and sharing it with WiFi? > not not gprs , via the awmn (Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network) and somebody else's adsl line :-) > Mark > > Angelos Karageorgiou wrote: > > >Probably wireless is a good idea , with a cost sharing option with a > >partner , some people with adsl problems do that. > > > >On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Mark Pors wrote: > > > > > > > >>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:01:31 +0200 > >>From: Mark Pors > >>To: athens-pm@mail.pm.org > >>Subject: Re: [Athens-pm] off-topic ADSL > >> > >>Getting ADSL has been pretty much a nightmare. In the area of my office > >>(platia kanikos) they have glassfibre in the streets and can't deliver > >>ADSL. Vivodi can maybe but for an extra 120 euro/month.... > >>Is there anyone on the list who had ideas what else I could try? Are > >>there any alternatives? > >> > >>Mark > >> > >>PS Mixalis, when are we having a meeting? Nice, now I am in the position > >>to complain :-) > >> > >> > >> > >>Mark Pors wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hi all, > >>> > >>>Sorry, this is a bit off-topic, but probably concerns most of us. > >>> > >>>I am applying for an ADSL connection, which consists of the ADSL > >>>connection itself (25 euro/month) + a subscription with an ISP > >>>(Otenet, Vivodi, Forthnet). Does anyone know if it is possible to skip > >>>the ISP and get connectivity with just the ADSL connection? I don't > >>>need the e-mail, hosting etc, but an IP address would be nice :-) > >>> > >>>Cheers > >>>Mark > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Athens-pm mailing list > >>>Athens-pm@mail.pm.org > >>>http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Athens-pm mailing list > >>Athens-pm@mail.pm.org > >>http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athens-pm mailing list > Athens-pm@mail.pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm > -- Angelos Karageorgiou Masters of Computer Science City University of New York http://www.unix.gr From mark at dreamzpace.com Tue Mar 16 10:20:55 2004 From: mark at dreamzpace.com (Mark Pors) Date: Mon Aug 2 21:22:59 2004 Subject: [Athens-pm] off-topic ADSL In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <40572967.9040105@dreamzpace.com> hmm, looks interesting thanx! Mark Angelos Karageorgiou wrote: >On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Mark Pors wrote: > > > > >>You mean GPRS? Or getting a leased line and sharing it with WiFi? >> >> >> > > >not not gprs , via the awmn (Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network) >and somebody else's adsl line :-) > > > > >>Mark >> >>Angelos Karageorgiou wrote: >> >> >> >>>Probably wireless is a good idea , with a cost sharing option with a >>>partner , some people with adsl problems do that. >>> >>>On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Mark Pors wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:01:31 +0200 >>>>From: Mark Pors >>>>To: athens-pm@mail.pm.org >>>>Subject: Re: [Athens-pm] off-topic ADSL >>>> >>>>Getting ADSL has been pretty much a nightmare. In the area of my office >>>>(platia kanikos) they have glassfibre in the streets and can't deliver >>>>ADSL. Vivodi can maybe but for an extra 120 euro/month.... >>>>Is there anyone on the list who had ideas what else I could try? Are >>>>there any alternatives? >>>> >>>>Mark >>>> >>>>PS Mixalis, when are we having a meeting? Nice, now I am in the position >>>>to complain :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Mark Pors wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Hi all, >>>>> >>>>>Sorry, this is a bit off-topic, but probably concerns most of us. >>>>> >>>>>I am applying for an ADSL connection, which consists of the ADSL >>>>>connection itself (25 euro/month) + a subscription with an ISP >>>>>(Otenet, Vivodi, Forthnet). Does anyone know if it is possible to skip >>>>>the ISP and get connectivity with just the ADSL connection? I don't >>>>>need the e-mail, hosting etc, but an IP address would be nice :-) >>>>> >>>>>Cheers >>>>>Mark >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>Athens-pm mailing list >>>>>Athens-pm@mail.pm.org >>>>>http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Athens-pm mailing list >>>>Athens-pm@mail.pm.org >>>>http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Athens-pm mailing list >>Athens-pm@mail.pm.org >>http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/athens-pm >> >> >> > > >