Lack of Posts on alt.sys.pdp11 and vmsnet.pdp-11

[Zane H. Healy]

On Thu, 14 Jan 2010, Barry L. Kline wrote:

> Zane, they used to but they shut it down last September or October.
> That's why I had to subscribe to thundernews.  The best part of the
> announcement email I got from Verizon was the comment that the change
> would not result in a price increase.  I'd be paying the same.
>
> I called them and told the rep "So let me get this straight... I get to
> pay the same amount for less service.  What a deal!"

Prior to moving I had Aracnet for my ISP providing me with DSL service, and
Verizon simply provided the line.  When we bought a house one of the
previous sets of owners had suckered for FIOS, as a result the only option
was FIOS.  To get the level of service I was paying about $40 for now costs
me more like $120.  While the insane jump in speed is nice at times, I don't
see that much benefit from it, since most websites I visit can't provide the
data anywhere near fast enough.

Basically I have a business FIOS line now with Verizon, and still use
Aracnet for everything.

Zane