LinuxPlanet: How To Move To A New Cyber Address

"Have you switched your broadband Internet Service Provider lately? Most people that I've talked to said that the process is a royal pain, especially if you've been with the same provider for quite a while.

"I recently went through the exercise because, I needed dial-up access while on the road. My former Internet service provider (ISP) was very happy to help me get dial-up working on my Windows laptop. Only problem, I'm a die-hard Linux user, don't and won't own a Windows laptop and the response on the help line was always the same.

"'Oh, we don't support Linux...'"

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