I've got DSL service thru IgLou.com and have no major complaints. The upside is you are supporting a local company, the downside is that they are using SBC phone lines as the medium for their DSL service. So you do have to have SBC local phone service, in addition to IgLou's DSL service. I believe SBC offers bundled deals where you can get phone and DSL from them for less than the a-la-carte price of going the SBC/IgLou route. Just read the fine print before you sign--some of the SBC deals are for the first few months only, then the price goes up substantially. Either way, I think you'll almost certainly want a router. A hub is fine if you plan on paying for the IP address of every computer on your network. But personally I'm a major cheapskate so I'm paying for one, and the router lets me connect all my computers thru that one IP address. There's lots of inexpensive routers that have built-in hubs so you don't need a separate hub. --- Rex. ________________________________
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Beth Ernst Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:27 PM To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Subject: MacGroup: High speed access newbie I recently married and my husband and I are considering moving up to high speed access from our individual AOL dial-up accounts. We are not set on sticking with AOL, though he's addicted to his Instant Messaging, and are considering alternatives. He has (gasp!) a Windoze machine running XP. I have a Macintosh G4 running Jaguar. We will want to share the high speed access and if possible I'd like to set up a small network consisting of the two computers and an old LaserWriter 16/600 I got from work. I also bring home my Powerbook from work occasionally and would like to be able to connect it to the network as well. Can I get some feedback on the various types of high speed access available in the local area (we are in Oldham County) as far as ease of setup and what is required for each? I know that AOL has high speed access as does Bell South, Insight and Dish Network. Are there any others I should consider and what are the pros and cons of each? I know I will need a small network hub, but will I need a router too? Any recommendations on these? -- Thanks, Beth Fastline Publications Inc. DISCLAIMER: This communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, (i) please do not read or disclose to others, (ii) please notify the sender by reply mail, and (iii) please delete this communication from your system. Failure to follow this process may be unlawful. Thank you for your cooperation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050126/5d774ceb/attachment.html
