On 21/02/2006, at 10:39 PM, Greg Sharp wrote:
On 21/2/06 8:06 PM, "Hugh Griffiths" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
1/. How hard is it to "self install" bigpond cable wireless modems? (
the website says that self install is not supported for macs?)
Telstra Wireless is a pain in the butt. Nobody I've heard of with a
Mac has
had any success getting it set up. If you must use Telstra Cable
just get
the standard Cable Modem Telstra supplies. They sent me a new Motorola
SB5101l-AU Surfboard Cable Modem a few weeks ago in preparation for
their
speed boosts as of March to 17MB/sec down 256K/sec up speeds. Use a
3rd
party Wireless/Router such as a Netgear WG614 or similar that can
handle
wired or wireless clients. It will work out cheaper and be far
superior.
If you can get other options other than Telstra consider that also
especially if you can get ADSL2+. Telstra is extremely Mac
unfriendly and
just about every ISP provides more value for your money.
I haven't had success with the self install yet. I got the SB5101l-AU
Surfboard Cable Modem yesterday but it won't work with the Linksys
Wireless G router that I was using before.
Re support, when I got through I was passed to someone who then
passed me to someone who was a Mac 'specialist' but they won't help
you if you have a '3rd party' wireless router.
So darned if you do and darned if you don't.
BTW, she *did* get me running after a while with a direct ethernet
connection but, hey, everything was working fine until they sent me
the new cable modem. And I'm kinda used to wireless now. And she was
polite :-)
They're not cheap. For the same money ($60/mth) my restaurant manager
is getting 12Mbit speeds and a 20Gb download limit (Telstra - 10Gb)
with Amnet.
Looks like it could be time to switch, although maybe my wireless
router needs to be magically reconfigured to talk to this new modem.
Who knows? I'm considering Highway1 and Westnet who have good
reputations.
Brett Carboni
Tsunami Sushi Bar
"Sushi uploads thru mouth faster than downloads"
<http://www.tsunamisushi.com.au>
