> Freeserve is pretty expensive at �27.99. There are a number of ISPs at > around �18.99 or so for the same service � such as plusnet � and any startup > cost would be paid back pretty quickly - �9 per month difference would only > take 8 months to pay off before you�re saving �9 every month on your > connection. Or Tiscali, Virgin and Demon have a service at �24.99 per month > with no startup fee. Check out WebUser magazine > (http://www.web-user.co.uk/broadband) or ADSL Guide > (http://www.adslguide.org.uk/isps/packagelist.asp) for some comparisons. > > An ethernet modem is fine and definitely better in my view than a USB modem > (no drivers to worry about), but you might also want to consider a Router, > which adds the ability to share the connection with multiple computers and a > firewall for a small amount more. From the computer end the setup would be > the same for either. The routers I most recommend are the Draytek ones, but > there are many other ones which are also pretty good. > > I wouldn�t worry too much about the lack of Mac support � ADSL is > non-platform specific (except for the issues with drivers for USB Modems), > so resolving any problems should be pretty much the same whichever computer > you are using, particularly if you are using an ethernet connected device. > Most ISPs tend to say no Mac support just to cover themselves. > > Nick Try The Phone Co-op <www.thephone.coop> - I was their first broaadband customer last year and have had no problems with the Mac or PC.
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