On Oct 27, 2011, at 7:14 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: > > On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > >> >> On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: >> >>> Are USB modems any good for Macs (or PCs for that matter)? Yahoo Messenger >>> with webcam? >>> >>> USB and Wireless, that is. >>> >>> Or is USB just not the best for streaming anything like video … >>> >> >> Not sure what you mean. now. DO you mean WiFi or a phone line modem? >> Regular old 56K, no way, WifI sure. >> >> >>> I might be traveling to Ghana, and this is offered there: >>> >>> http://www.vodafone.com.gh/Personal/Promotion/Get-a-mobile-broadband-modem-for-only-GH¢-1.aspx >>> >>> Wondering if a Macbook or other G4 would work well with it. >> >> They explicitly state Mac compatibility, and in my experience most of these >> cellular broadband devices are mac compatible, although I don't know about >> G4's, though. >> > > Its a cellular broadband device. Do they stream video at all well?
Well it depends on your connection but at their nominal data rate, they should work reasonably well. I've known several people who use skype regularly with such. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
