Norwegian Computer Nerd Friendly ISPs
After VBOX was finished, I realized that my ISP wasn’t very computer nerd friendly. They didn’t really allow their customers to set up hobby servers in their network and they blocked several standard ports.
I decided to try to find a Norwegian ISP that allows me to set up a small server without too much traffic and didn’t block the ports I needed. I’ve summarized what I found in the table below.
The information is available in both
English and
Norwegian for obvious reasons.
Update: As the information started to come in from the various ISPs, I was pleasantly surprised when I found out many of them actually allowed hobby servers and didn’t block any ports. There are obviously quite a few potential ISPs for nerds like me. Good times.
English version
| Provider | Allows hobby server | HTTP | FTP | SSH | SMTP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Digital 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Combitel 2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| DataGuard | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Direct Connect | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Fortel | U | U | U | U | U |
| Freewave | U | U | U | U | U |
| Get | N | N | N | N | N |
| Hesbynett AS | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Monet | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| NextGenTel | U | U | U | U | U |
| Nutel | U | U | U | U | U |
| Smartcall ASA 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| SSC Networks | N | U | U | U | U |
| Start.no | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Tele2 | N | U | U | U | U |
| Telenor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ventelo Norge | N | U | U | U | U |
Legend: Y = Yes, N = No, U = Unknown. The information was not explicitly available on the ISP’s homepage, so an e-mail was sent to collect it but they have yet to reply.
Last update: 2007-07-24
Disclaimer: Things change over time and his information may or may not be correct when you read it. Please contact the ISPs directly to obtain the most accurate information.
Norsk versjon
| Provider | Allows hobby server | HTTP | FTP | SSH | SMTP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Digital 3 | X | X | X | X | X |
| Combitel 4 | X | X | X | X | X |
| DataGuard | J | J | J | J | J |
| Direct Connect | J | J | J | J | J |
| Fortel | U | U | U | U | U |
| Freewave | U | U | U | U | U |
| Get | N | N | N | N | N |
| Hesbynett AS | J | J | J | J | J |
| Monet | J | J | J | J | J |
| NextGenTel | U | U | U | U | U |
| Nutel | U | U | U | U | U |
| Smartcall ASA 3 | X | X | X | X | X |
| SSC Networks | N | U | U | U | U |
| Start.no | J | J | J | J | J |
| Tele2 | N | U | U | U | U |
| Telenor | J | J | J | J | J |
| Ventelo Norge | N | U | U | U | U |
Tegnforklaring: X = Ikke aktuelt, J = Ja, N = Nei, U = Ukjent. Informasjon var ikke tilgjengelig på internettleverandørens hjemmeside, og en mail ble sendt for å innhente nødvendig informasjon, men den er enda ikke besvart.
Sist oppdatert: 24.07.2007
Viktig: Ting forandrer seg over tid og informasjonen som er tilgjengelig her kan være feil når du leser den. Ta derfor alltid kontakt direkte med internettleverandøren for å innhente oppdatert informasjon.
The ISP was unable to deliver to apartment so I didn’t bother to dig up the necessary information. ↩︎ ↩︎
The ISP homepage was down and kind of said all about them, I guess. ↩︎
Internettleverandøren kunne ikke levere til min adresse, så jeg brydde meg ikke med å innhente informasjonen. ↩︎ ↩︎
Internettleverandørens hjemmeside var ikke tilgjengelig, og det sier vel en del om dem. ↩︎
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