Anyone have internet service with DirectWay and have you successfully networked, they say I can use Ethernet or wireless if I want. I am interested in on how well this has worked.
DirecWay's Mac support is ... ROFL ... a dedicated Wintel PC. It uses a custom interface card to talk to their proprietary modem. It runs Windoze, Hugh's software (older: proprietary link software; newer: SoIP implementation with proprietary enhancements) and ICS (Windoze's "Internet Connection Sharing"), so it acts as a slow NAT Router. Their software is (as of July'2004) still having compatibility issues with various firewall and anti-virus softwares - so the PC is *vulnerable* to all the various viral / worm / port attacks.
Stability of the PC is poor. The two clients I had that used it have dumped the service due to reliability and support problems. One guy I talk often to via IRC is currently using his backup V.90, and has been for the last six weeks...
Another gotcha: DirecWay has some pretty harsh service caps. It quickly throttles to sub-V.90 speeds if you suck too much for too long. And they start charging by the megabyte if you exceed your monthly allotment.
FWIW, - Dan.
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