"Paul B" wrote in message
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On top of a $500,000 investment, Earthlink has just invested another
$3.5 million. You folks who are Earthlink subscribers are helping to
pay for the BPL investment.

(See http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/41140)

So why don't you put some action behind your anti-BPL rhetoric and
walk away from Earthlink? Any ham who opposes BPL while s/he continues
to use Earthlink as an ISP has to be viewed as a very large hypocrite.

The idea of a boycott is not a bad one.. but there is the unfortunate
circumstance that in a large number of small and medium sized communities,
EarthStink is the only game in town..

"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
...

"Paul B" wrote in message
...
On top of a $500,000 investment, Earthlink has just invested another
$3.5 million. You folks who are Earthlink subscribers are helping to
pay for the BPL investment.

(See http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/41140)

So why don't you put some action behind your anti-BPL rhetoric and
walk away from Earthlink? Any ham who opposes BPL while s/he continues
to use Earthlink as an ISP has to be viewed as a very large hypocrite.

The idea of a boycott is not a bad one.. but there is the unfortunate
circumstance that in a large number of small and medium sized communities,
EarthStink is the only game in town..



So, write them a nasty letter telling them where you stand...and where they
should stand.

Dan/W4NTI

"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message
k.net...

"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
...

"Paul B" wrote in message
...
On top of a $500,000 investment, Earthlink has just invested another
$3.5 million. You folks who are Earthlink subscribers are helping to
pay for the BPL investment.

(See http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/41140)

So why don't you put some action behind your anti-BPL rhetoric and
walk away from Earthlink? Any ham who opposes BPL while s/he
continues
to use Earthlink as an ISP has to be viewed as a very large hypocrite.

The idea of a boycott is not a bad one.. but there is the unfortunate
circumstance that in a large number of small and medium sized
communities,
EarthStink is the only game in town..



So, write them a nasty letter telling them where you stand...and where
they
should stand.


Agreed.. I've already dropped my EarthStink stateside account anyway.. for
other reasons. This only helps me retain my decision to never use them
again.

Remember the scene in "Braveheart" ? The scotts just annihilated 300 heavy
horse and riders and the commander of the british tells his subordinate "YOU
lead them". If we followed your logic, every person who was personally
responsible for sending jobs overseas should be executed. So you do it.
There would be a lot of blood all over the place because to many corporate
pukes WANT the damn BPL, no matter how many were wiped out. Similarly, no
matter how many people take exception to the current administration, it will
continue because so many want it, no matter what it does to our country or
the world. However, in the case of the current administration, there is an
active resistance who would have absolutely no qualms about liquidating the
opposition. Perhaps you might join them - they would love to destroy our
infrastructure.


"Strength and Honor"


"Paul B" wrote in message
...
On top of a $500,000 investment, Earthlink has just invested another
$3.5 million. You folks who are Earthlink subscribers are helping to
pay for the BPL investment.

(See http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/41140)

So why don't you put some action behind your anti-BPL rhetoric and
walk away from Earthlink? Any ham who opposes BPL while s/he continues
to use Earthlink as an ISP has to be viewed as a very large hypocrite.

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:32:52 +0900, "Brenda Ann"
wrote:


"Paul B" wrote in message
...
On top of a $500,000 investment, Earthlink has just invested another
$3.5 million. You folks who are Earthlink subscribers are helping to
pay for the BPL investment.

(See http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/41140)

So why don't you put some action behind your anti-BPL rhetoric and
walk away from Earthlink? Any ham who opposes BPL while s/he continues
to use Earthlink as an ISP has to be viewed as a very large hypocrite.

The idea of a boycott is not a bad one.. but there is the unfortunate
circumstance that in a large number of small and medium sized communities,
EarthStink is the only game in town..


Earthstink is being bought out as we speak.

Earthstink is being bought out as we speak.



Seems that I'm that small fish in that food chain diagram. My ISP,
netcom (one of the earliest subscription flat rate ISP's on the 'net)
got swallowed by Mindspring, then that swallowed by Earthlink.

Even with support for bpl, it's still a step above aol.... ;-)

Robert Casey wrote:

(pardon my quoting - db)

Earthstink is being bought out as we speak.


Seems that I'm that small fish in that food chain diagram. My ISP,
netcom (one of the earliest subscription flat rate ISP's on the 'net)
got swallowed by Mindspring, then that swallowed by Earthlink.
Even with support for bpl, it's still a step above aol.... ;-)


A string and a tin-can is a small step below AOL.

Maybe.