Doug McNutt wrote: > Be very careful when you talk to the company representative, probably in > India, > who will reflexively tell you that it's not compatible unless you paid your > DSL > provider for it.
And if you don't like the response, call back later and this time fudge a little and imply the modem came from the ISP (odds are good they won't know for sure if it could be from them). If nothing else you might shake things up enough to get more info. > > If you push, with reasons why you need the features of the proposed > replacement,. > you have a chance of getting a well thought out response. > > ATM, asynchronous transfer mode and nothing to do with automated teller > machine, > is quite common in the DSL world but there is no requirement on providers to > use it. > You could ask if your provider uses ATM and if the Speedstream is compatible. > ADSL > is an acronym I don't recognize but you should look it up. ADSL = Asymetrical DSL - faster down than up. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
