Earthlink....is it worth it?

cool_kareem · 11-10-2004, 08:47 AM

any comments on this ISP?

Chevy · 11-10-2004, 10:15 AM

I have one rule I always follow when it comes to ISP's. Mainly this applies to dial-ups, but can apply to high-speed as well:

If the ISP requires me to run/install their software, be it a dialer or IE modification or whatever, I will not do business with them.

Too often, the software provided causes problems down the road. So: AOL, Earthlink, Juno (to name a few) are not recommended by my company.

Dreamstalker · 11-10-2004, 11:52 AM

My dad has Earthlink and has had good luck with their TS, but I'm noticing that if I try to hook my laptop up to his network (I'm not on Earthlink) and try to send email through his (non-authentication) SMTP server, for whatever reason it refuses to recognize a non-Earthlink machine. So I've noticed there are some issues with not-normally-Earthlink machines trying to connect through an Earthlink DSL home network (I have a feeling they changed their mail server slightly), but overall their support is pretty good.

11-10-2004, 06:27 PM

Hi,

I had earthlink dial up for a long time. I did change to SBC when I got a great price in a package. Earthlink is a great provider and their service and assistance is also excellent and you can talk to a real person at any time and their wait time is very excellent. I would recommend them highly and if this package that gives me the service for half the earthlink price every dies, I will immediatly go back to Earthlink.

cool_kareem · 11-17-2004, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dreamstalker

My dad has Earthlink and has had good luck with their TS, but I'm noticing that if I try to hook my laptop up to his network (I'm not on Earthlink) and try to send email through his (non-authentication) SMTP server, for whatever reason it refuses to recognize a non-Earthlink machine. So I've noticed there are some issues with not-normally-Earthlink machines trying to connect through an Earthlink DSL home network (I have a feeling they changed their mail server slightly), but overall their support is pretty good.

it could be that you need to adjust your outgoing server...have you tried using your dads account for the outgoing server?

Volt-Schwibe · 11-17-2004, 09:35 PM

i was on earthlink for quite some time, and i am wondering what you guys are smoking. (not to be taken meanly)

all i had to do was enter the access phone number, the username and password, and it would work.

they sent me a cd, but i never installed it.

AOL will not allow this.
Netscape will not allow this.

pacifier will.
prodigy will.
earthlink will.
mindspring will.---(from what i am told)

i also would recommend earthlink.

11-10-2004, 08:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
cool_kareem Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5 OS: Win2000	Earthlink....is it worth it? any comments on this ISP?

11-17-2004, 09:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	i was on earthlink for quite some time, and i am wondering what you guys are smoking. (not to be taken meanly) all i had to do was enter the access phone number, the username and password, and it would work. they sent me a cd, but i never installed it. AOL will not allow this. Netscape will not allow this. pacifier will. prodigy will. earthlink will. mindspring will.---(from what i am told) i also would recommend earthlink. __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature> Last edited by Volt-Schwibe; 11-17-2004 at 09:36 PM.

11-10-2004, 10:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chevy Retired Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,452 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	I have one rule I always follow when it comes to ISP's. Mainly this applies to dial-ups, but can apply to high-speed as well: If the ISP requires me to run/install their software, be it a dialer or IE modification or whatever, I will not do business with them. Too often, the software provided causes problems down the road. So: AOL, Earthlink, Juno (to name a few) are not recommended by my company.

11-10-2004, 11:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dreamstalker Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 38 OS: WinXP Home	My dad has Earthlink and has had good luck with their TS, but I'm noticing that if I try to hook my laptop up to his network (I'm not on Earthlink) and try to send email through his (non-authentication) SMTP server, for whatever reason it refuses to recognize a non-Earthlink machine. So I've noticed there are some issues with not-normally-Earthlink machines trying to connect through an Earthlink DSL home network (I have a feeling they changed their mail server slightly), but overall their support is pretty good.

11-10-2004, 06:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
mark3567 Guest Posts: n/a OS:	Hi, I had earthlink dial up for a long time. I did change to SBC when I got a great price in a package. Earthlink is a great provider and their service and assistance is also excellent and you can talk to a real person at any time and their wait time is very excellent. I would recommend them highly and if this package that gives me the service for half the earthlink price every dies, I will immediatly go back to Earthlink.