[DM-MUG] DSL ISP

[Matt W]

I vote for Freese-Notis (http://www.weather.net/html/internet.html).=20
They're in Des Moines (I'm in WDSM), knowledgeable, and stable. I just=20=

bumped up to 1.5 Mbps for only a couple of dollars more. They offer a=20
bridged static IP standard. Extra statics are $5/month. They have=20
helped me with my connection a couple of times.

Re: the OS X support, most of the companies you listed just don't want=20=

to support OS X because the market hasn't reached enough users for them=20=

to justify implementing the inadequate amount of Mac support.=20
Practically speaking, there is no reason why OS X won't work, but=20
you'll be on your own.

Matthew


On Nov 2, 2004, at 9:38 AM, Alan Hansen wrote:

> Darcy,
>
> Qwest works fine with OS X for us at work.  At home I have Mediacom=20
> cable
> and it works fine with OS X as well.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Alan
>
> On 11/1/04 11:48 PM, "Darcy Baston" <darcyb@spymac.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks. I need to get DSL internet, and would like your
>> recommendations. ISUNET is first on my call list, but are there any
>> others I should be considering? Any anecdotes? I'll be connecting =
from
>> West Des Moines.
>>
>> I looked around QWEST's web site and they have quite a list of ISPs.
>> What I find really strange is that with each one, the system
>> requirements states Linux, Unix and Mac OS 8.6 are compatible but not
>> OSX? I've used plenty of DSL PPPoE type setups before with OS X =
(since
>> the public beta I think, although it wasn't "built-in" then). Do =
their
>> modems do something weird?
>>
>> The exact text is:
>>
>> Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP or NT 4.0 or higher
>>
>> Linux or Unix
>> Mac OS 8.6 or higher but not OSX
>>
>> warm wishes,
>> Darcy
>>
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