Re: [Staffslug] ADSL help for voluntary group

On 03/11/06, Richard Smedley <smedley358(a)btinternet.com&gt; wrote: > On Friday 03 November 2006 13:58, Kevanf1 wrote: > > Ebuyer do 5 port ethernet router/modems for about £15 brand new. > > Cheap but they should work and, more importantly, work out of the box > > with Linux. > > Thanks Kevan, > > But with no internet connection or credit cards the voluntary > group in question is restricted to what is available locally > [until I can get to them, if no-one else does]. > > I think they'll be hard-pressed to find much below 50 quid > in Stafford - I have a feeling PC World concentrate on > wireless ADSL boxes :-/ > > Hence the alternative of getting someone to help them with > what they have :-) > http://www.linux-usb.org/SpeedTouch/ubuntu/ > > One irony is that someone donated them a MS Windows box, > so that it would be easier for them to find local help - and this > box died recently after never working properly. > > Cheers, > > - Richard > Ah well, I can partially offer some advice. All Staffordshire libraries have free public internt access. The downside could be the credit card part. I'm not sure if Ebuyer accept cheques. -- ============================================== Don't take it to the tip recycle it via the Freecycle(r) Network. For a group near to you look here: Worldwide http://www.freecycle.org/ United Kingdom http://uk.freecycle.org/ ============================================ Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Staffordshire _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug