-=PCTechTalk=- Re: PC Remote Control
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:23:13 -0400
Rather than install it, I entered the connection settings
manually and never turned back
How do I do this? He mentioned it on the p hone but it was hard to
understand his accent and I have been sick also coughing my head off. I
could not grasp it at the time. I think this Earthlink is about 50 mb in
size.
Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:19 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: PC Remote Control
> IF that wasn't so sad, it would be really funny.
>
> I used to have Earthlink as my dial-up ISP about 10 years ago. When they
> updated their software from 2.x to 3.0, it was about 5 times the size of
> the
> older version. Rather than install it, I entered the connection settings
> manually and never turned back. Well, I once allowed version 5.0 to
> install
> on a system I was about to wipe and redo from scratch. It blew my mind
> how
> much junk basically took over the system. A browser bar, replacement of
> my
> carefully crafted home page portal, the words "Brought to you by
> Earthlink"
> (or something like that) at the top of every browser window, an Earthlink
> branded version of one of the instant messenger apps, etc. I will NEVER
> do
> that to another human being. So, unless it also installs the only browser
> that the ISP allows, I do everything by hand, regardless of the ISP's
> desire
> to infest their lives.
>
> All it really needs is the dial-up phone number, the username/password and
> a
> couple of networking protocols to handle the rest. And most of the
> networking software automatically installs when you install a modem.
> :O)
>
> Peace,
> G
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ypbuue
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:28 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: PC Remote Control
>
>
>> While working on my sisters Dell computer tonight, at the
>> myaccount/earthlink page, I was sitting there thinking about some changes
>> I
>> was about to make for a few minutes, and I noticed a box popped up with a
>> tech support person asking if I needed help, that freaked me out a bit,
>> never saw that before. I did not select live tech support first.
>
>
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