Hi, Is this supposed to be so hard, or am I missing something?
My father decided to take advantage of Earthlink's trial deal. He turned the Mac on for the first time, and started on the Setup screen. After inputting all his info, it dialed up Earthlink and then wouldn't take his credit card. He called them up and they decided it was because of the middle initial on his credit card, which isn't asked for on the Setup screen. Then it wanted his local dialup number. Why can't Earthlink look this up itself? So then we had to call and get that. And then we had to call and get the mail server info. Then Earthlink says we'll have to separately configure PPP which makes NO sense. Is this right? In OS X is it called PPP again, not Remote Access? Any thoughts? When I go back to my Dad's house tomorrow, am I going to have to open PPP and TCP before he can dial up? Anne Keller Smith, Webdesign mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.earthpigz.com Please no attachments! Thanks. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple iMac CDROMs from $79.99, iMac DVD CDROMs from $99.99 3 port USB Hub $14.99, 40GB Hard Drive Upgrades $119 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
