That sort of thing burns my hide! It could be that they don't have
Mac support telephone operators. My DSL connection is only supposed
to work with WinME, Win2k, or Mac9.0. If you don't meet the minimum
system requirements, you don't qualify for the service, blah blah...
I've got it running on Linux. Shhh, don't tell. :P
Kris Feldmann
Thus wrote "Mark A. Kippert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 16:04:48 -0500
> From: "Mark A. Kippert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List)
> Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Good cheap Mac dial-up access, Seattle
>
> chuck goolsbee on 7/19/01 7:44 AM wrote:
> >
> > You do not need a 'mac-specific' ISP, since virtually all dial-up
> > uses PPP as a standard, including Macs.
> >
> I got a special offer CD in the mail from AT&T this week. Their Worldnet
> Service starting at $4.95! I thought it would be worth signing up for this
> to supplement my DSL service when I'm away from home (I use the dial-up at
> work during the day). I thought if anyone had local dial-up numbers
> throughout the USA it would be AT&T.
>
> However upon opening it up and reading the small print, it turns out the
> $4.95 plan "is not available to Mac users at this time". What a crock!
> Especially since there are instructions & software on the CD for installing
> on a Mac and signing up for their services.
>
> What could be so unique about the Mac as to disqualify us from taking
> advantage of the cheaper rate? As Chuck said, PPP is a standard that's not
> specific to the Mac. What else could they be using?
>
> Grrrrrrrrrr!
>
> -makmac
>
>
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