[Cialug] Des Moines Area ISPs

[n00b]

ah didn't know myth did that. i've had a fund started for some time to
build a "tivo-like" box for my home entertainment, have to definetly check
that out once i get funds allocated.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Nathan C. Smith" <smith@ipmvs.com>
To: "'cialug@cialug.org'" <cialug@cialug.org>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:15:15 -0500
Subject: RE: [Cialug] Des Moines Area ISPs

> It's called MythTV, check it out.  http://www.mythtv.org
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: n00b [mailto:admin@c0wzftp.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 5:20 PM
> To: cialug@cialug.org
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Des Moines Area ISPs
> 
> 
> 
> someoene needs to design a device that blocks commercials. i hate
> onmedia
> advertising(looks so cheap and crappy). i also think they should put a
> limit
> to the number of mobility/girls gone wild/infomercials that can be on
> any
> given channel in a 60 minute period of time. commercials are almost as
> bad
> as spam anymore.
> 
> sorry for the off topic
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Dave J. Hala Jr." <dave@58ghz.net>
> To: Cialug <cialug@cialug.org>
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:22:08 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Des Moines Area ISPs
> 
> > Yeah, mediacom obviously took some lessons from MS.
> > 
> > On Tue, 2005-04-12 at 16:15, Barry Von Ahsen wrote:
> > > Haven't you seen Mediacom's FUD commercials?  What good is another
> > > government controlled industry?  Didn't you learn from ICN?!?
> > > 
> > > :)
> > > 
> > > -barry
> > > 
> > > 
> > > timwilson011@mchsi.com wrote:
> > > > Mediacom, basically because that's what I signed up with 4+ years
> > ago.  At that
> > > > time, DSL couldn't give the bandwidth cable could.  It still 
> > > > can't,
> > but it is
> > > > much better than it used to be.  I've been toying with the idea
> of
> > switching to
> > > > DSL (and InternetSolver), but just haven't been pushed (read:
> > pissed off) enough
> > > > I guess.
> > > > 
> > > > I wonder whatever happened to multiple ISPs on cable...
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > Tim W.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >>Fellow Lugites:
> > > >>
> > > >>I, like many of you, run servers out of my home.   I have a mail
> > and web
> > > >>server, and I guess my mythtv qualifies as a server, as I
> remotely
> > can
> > > >>schedule recordings via apache, so reading slashdot's link today:
> > >
> >
> >>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/12/ifpi_drafts_code_of_conduct/
> > > >>rattled me in my socks.
> > > >>
> > > >>After comcast's leaving a bad taste in my mouth in NJ i swore 
> > > >>never
> > to
> > > >>be bogged down by such a repressive eula (You saw him repressing 
> > > >>me didn't ya?!?!?) and found Freese-Notis here in Des Moines.  
> > > >>Bridged
> >  IP
> > > >>from Quest, static IP, an agreement that lets me do what I want
> > with my
> > > >>service, blah blah, blah ISP Nirvana.........
> > > >>
> > > >>So this question is posed:  What ISP do you use and why?
> > > >>
> > > >>-Theron
> > > >>
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> > Dave J. Hala Jr. <dave@osis.us>
> > 641.485.1606
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