<raises hand> oh, call me! I've been on the list for months, and I won't do a "long drawn out shameless plug". We have heard many of the same types of complaints from customers about ISPs, ASPs, computer "not-so-SuperStores", and small shops. We have signed deals simply because we answer the phone! Please check our web site for the details of services we provide. We are not a one-man shop, but are talented and hard working folks based in St Cloud. Give us a chance to win your business, or feel free to ask for references from clients and a free initial consultation and quotation. <pulls hand from sky> BTW, I do enjoy this list...great minds at work! MK On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Rick Engebretson wrote: > I live in the Lake Mille Lacs area. My ISP is PineNet.com in Pine City, > MN. He's a great rural ISP but his overhead is tremendous compared to the > Twin Cities. So, basically, he's a one man operation with more to do than > is possible just getting and keeping people connected and billed. He has > phone lines from the twin ports (Duluth) to the twin cities. Speed is not > possible. No way he can offer competitive web hosting, too. > > Other ISPs get pretty bad pretty fast. East Central Electric (a rural > power coop) is horrible. > > A vast part of Minnesota needs serious Web Hosting, with very simple > consulting help. You would not believe the backlog of rural need for web > presence. > > I looked at your home page but found little information. > > The range of business activities here is huge; from goat cheese to > tourism. > > A vast area of Minnesota needs your services and expertise. > > Rick Engebretson > Isle, MN. > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > On 6/13/01, 11:55:38 AM, Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> wrote > regarding Re [TCLUG] QwestM$N Deal at 13.sdm: > > > > On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Florin Iucha wrote: > > > I think you would do a big service to your sales department if you would > > > kick their a** a little. You might want to ask Bob for help though :) > > > > > > I mean - if they would spend half a day updating that web page of theirs, > you > > > would get more business. I have look a couple times in the past to that > > > page and I have been put off by the price (which is wrong, as you told > me), > > > by lack of information (dns, ip) and stupidity (we support windows and > mac). > > > Yeah, we are actually already in the process of redesigning our entire > web > > site to make it.. well, usable, and accurate. > > > But, I've forwarded your complaints on to the proper person anyways. :) > > > > If they can't be bothered, then put a page on www.mn-linux.org with Linux > > > friendly companies in TwinCities and put yourselves in the first row (as > you > > > rightfully deserve) and add that info somewhere... > > > This is actually a good idea anyways.. I'm sure we're not the only > > linux-friendly ISP in the area, and it'd be a good resource for anyone > > looking for Linux help locally. > > > -- > > Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 > > http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -- ________________________________________________________ ReadyNET Go!, Inc. - Building your Business on the net ________________________________________________________ Mark J. Kroska MIS Director 320.656.0765 Voice 888.447.3239 Toll Free 320.203.7052 Fax http://www.readynetgo.com mailto:mkroska at readynetgo.com ________________________________________________________