[lug] colo at home info

[B Giles]

>On Thu, Aug 14, 2003 at 05:02:13PM -0600, B Giles wrote:
> >But they're still Qwest.  I repeatedly said that I didn't need an ISP
> >because I would be self-hosting - I don't need their web or email 
>servers,
>
>You *DO* need an ISP with Qwest DSL, because otherwise your packets
>aren't going anywhere.

Then this should all be bundled together under the general umbrella of 
"connectivity" and be done with it.   Non-Qwest ISPs would have the rate 
charged for their half of the equation adjusted accordingly.  ISP, for 
better or worse, is now understood by most people to refer to email and web 
hosting and the like...

(To be fair, I'll freely admit that much of this anger is driven by Lowes 
Hardware.  I bought a storm door... then was told that besides the door 
itself and the installation fee I agreed to, there's also a $60 delivery fee 
and a $40 disposal fee (for the old door) and a ... by that time I cancelled 
the order because the undisclosed fees surpassed my gag limit.)

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