Most cable companies give you a discount if you have digital cable AND cable internet -- well worth it... and then go to eBay and find a company called "returnbuy" (I think they sell under the "The Netgear Store" moniker) to find a Netgear RT311 and you are set. They sell fully refurbed units for almost nothing with the latest firmware and all. I buy 'em for my clients and have never had a failure or a "bad" one. And easy enough to set up.....
-ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] (oh yeah -- porn is MUCH cheaper on unlimited cable than dialup -- a friend's son got caught by one of those dialer programs... it disconnects you from your normal local call, and then reconnects you to a long-distance VERY expensive call... his was to someplace like Madagascar at $8/minute... YIKES..... Please note that I'm NOT endorsing porn, just trying to be fiscally responsible....) > -----Original Message----- > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:09:58 -0700 > From: John Niven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Question 2 - networking SE/30. > > > From: Marten van de Kraats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Why use a modem? Why not connect that ethernet hub to a router and > > get them all online (including that pc)? > > You can use the tcp/ip network both for online games and > home network games. > <snip> > > Well, you are assuming that I have a broadband connection at > home....... > > ....well we ARE thinking about it :-) but it cost much more > per month. We are > having family discussions about whether to drop the digital > cable TV and replace > it with cable internet. Or can we afford to have both? Then > the other side is my > 13 y.o. would have the internet in his bedroom. He's already > been caught hitting > the porn sites on our dial-up! > > Stern Mother, Father thinks "that's my boy!". > > John > > ------------------------------ ******************************** -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
