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if you stop paying them i'm sure they'll soon terminate the service. And if you paid by creditcard then that's an easy way to get your refund too. Admittedly some companies are too dumb to notice they aren't getting paid, but that's their problem anyway. On 9/27/06, Viv and Philip <vh_griffin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I am new to this LUG so, I hope you don't mind me commenting on this ? > > The charges for broadband in France are lower than here. Therefore, most > of this charge is really for hire of the PC (which a customer would have > already part paid for out of the initial payment of 150 euros). I agree > that it would be good for people new to Linux to begin with but, soon, I > think they would want their own machine set up to suit their own > requirements. > > I was a Neuf Telecom customer and they were a terrible ISP. I cancelled > the service with them back in February and am still waiting for a refund > as they overcharged me. They are great when you are a new customer but, > will fight tooth and nail to avoid termination of the service, when you > no longer require it. I can see things will be any better, now they have > merged with Cegetel. > > I think this offer is a cheap way for the newly merged company to pull > in new, inexperienced customers that will stay with them long term. > > Sorry - I am a bit cynical when it comes to Neuf. > I'll get off my soapbox now. > > Viv > > On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 20:25 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I noticed an article on The Inquirer about a French telecoms company who > > is offering its customers a Linux based machine with it's broadband > > service. Details here: > > http://quoi9.net/english/2006/09/25/free-computer-with-every-broadband-subscription/ > > and http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34635 > > > > It seems an interesting thing to do, provide a Linux based PC which has > > 512MB flash memory built in and 512MB memory. Sounds like an ideal > > system for internet newbies. Running Linux will cut out the potential > > problems of viruses, the flash memory would in theory allow automatic > > upgrades (kinda like Sky box upgrades) and would probably do the job for > > those folks who just want to browse the internet and send e-mails. > > > > Of course the alternative would be an older PC (say a P3/Athlon) running > > some distro but I dare say it wouldn't look like a cool toaster though :-) > > > > Rob > > > > > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html