on 12/17/01 9:05 PM, Amber Rhea at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Apparently my problem getting the connected router to work is an ISP issue. >> They apparently can't believe that you could have a LAN at home that you >> want to connect to the Internet. You can apparently only do that if you are >> a corporate customer. *&^%$#@!!!+ > > I know, it's ridiculous, isn't it? I mean, the telephone company doesn't > want to charge you per telephone... they know that if you have service, > you're going to split the line to several phones! Same with cable TV! Some > broadband ISPs nominally have this policy of you having to be a corporate > customer to have a LAN but they don't really care; and the best ones have > static IPs in this situation. > > My rant-o-the-day...
With the phone company, you have one line, you can make one call. If you want to make 2 calls at a time, you have to pay for a second line or a cell phone. I think that the phone company is a still good for the comparison. If you want to hook up some kind of phone system to the line they run to your house, that's up to you. At least in my area, the phone company is no longer responsible for the wiring in your house unless you pay them to maintain it. Fry your phone or the wiring inside and it's your bill to pay. Don't expect help from the telco when setting up your system either. The cable company or the ISP certainly doesn't want to do tech support for a customer's LAN, but if you can hook one up behind the cable modem without them knowing there's not much they can do. I think that you will probably see more cable companies offer packages that will let them get a few more bucks from their customers without forcing the customer to go out and pay for a hardware router just so they can use 2 machines conveniently. ------------- Jason Tessier Administrator macswapshop.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the MacSwapShop @ http://www.macswapshop.com -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
