Mac Users Who's your internet service provider?

[Fletcher]

As above.

How much do you pay a month. I'm with BT at the moment, i can't fault the service, but i'm paying £35 a month just for the internet, and was wondering how much you guys pay.

Cheers Fletcher

 

[Rob.]

As above.

How much do you pay a month. I'm with BT at the moment, i can't fault the service, but i'm paying £35 a month just for the internet, and was wondering how much you guys pay.

Cheers Fletcher

Why do you only want to know mac Users ???


im on NTL and paying £25 a month ( well should be but they have made a f**k up some where and im getting it free )

 

[Fletcher]

Why do you only want to know mac Users ???


Because a lot of the cheaper internet service providers don't have internet packages that are suitable for Mac's.

 

[Rich]

What was Wanadoo, now Orange.

Not using the free Modem though, have a Netgear router.

 

[Fletcher]

What was Wanadoo, now Orange.

Not using the free Modem though, have a Netgear router.

How much is that a month Rich?

 

[Rich]

18 quid I think

 

[Griff]

Because a lot of the cheaper internet service providers don't have internet packages that are suitable for Mac's.

Come again!?! How do you work that one out?

 

[theduck]

should be no reason why cheaper service providers cant support mac. Either your computer connects to the modem via a netowrk connection, or via a USB connection, if USB then you should be able download 3rd party drivers if you need to, or if via a network connection it should just work like it would on a windows machine.

 

[Rich]

All I found was some of the packages say Windows 98 etc only because the free modems dont always work with the Mac, but a decent router gets round that.

 

[theduck]

All I found was some of the packages say Windows 98 etc only because the free modems dont always work with the Mac, but a decent router gets round that.

is that because they use USB modems? Surely a modem that connects via a netowrk conenction rather than USB should work perfectly well on any operating system? I know I got my telewest connection running on an old acorn with network card in minutes

 

[Rich]

Seems that way for me with the Speedtouch USB modem supplied I had everytime the OS updated say 10.3 to 10.4 etc the drivers no longer worked and it took ages before they updated new drivers on the Speedtouch site.

Now I am running a Netgear Router all 3 Macs have no problems at all no the free USB modem is junked.

 

[theduck]

ahh see the USB modem thing makes sense. Was thinking if it was just a networked modem theres no reson it shouldnt work, as you have found out by using a router

 

[Fletcher]

Thanks for your replys guys.

 

[Rasclart]

Use a Router and it isnt an Issue.

I use Zen for Internet not that it makes any difference.

 

[Rob.]

As above.

How much do you pay a month. I'm with BT at the moment, i can't fault the service, but i'm paying £35 a month just for the internet, and was wondering how much you guys pay.

Cheers Fletcher

in other words mate, your paying just course they have drivers for MAC lol £35 for drivers. when you could buy a £5 router and get internet for £18

 

[ajketley]

Im using a mac with BT but I dont think Im paying that much :S

 

[Fletcher]

Im using a mac with BT but I dont think Im paying that much :S

It does seem expensive doesn't it:S

 

[Iain C]

im with blue yonder..
£20 for 4 meg.
No complaints