On Oct 28, 2009, at 6:53 AM, Bob Whiton wrote:
> > At 9:57 PM -0500 10/27/09, James Therrault wrote: >> Living out in the sticks has its disadvantages such as being stuck >> with dial up internet. > > I'm there with you. > >> Finally, I found a provider (3g) that gives me a solid unlimited (10x >> dial up) speeds that I'm using on my Powerbook aluminum. > > snip > >> >> Note that this provider is via a USB modem. I'm assuming that the >> USB 1.0 port on the Gigabit cannot take full advantage of this >> service. >> > IIRC, USB 1 is rated at a maximum of 12 Mb/s, while your "broadband" > speeds will be well under 1Mb/s (I generally get 0.4 to 0.8 from my > provider), so I don't see the problem with the USB port. Have you > tried it? Well yes, but it sucked pretty well, no bars. Could be that an extension to the modem would work by keeping it at the window that it now resides. Unfortunately, that area is too confined to move the desktop there. JT ____________________________________________________________ Assisted Living Finder Find the right assisted living unit anywhere in the US. Free service! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/c?cp=_qud6tOHT3ZiDpBYeVuNPQAAJ1Hoq79FjCQ74OFkFSWhCpbyAAQAAAAFAAAAAItspz0AAANSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAiXGQAAAAA= --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
