Mark I go along with everything you say about iiNet and overall have not missed a beat with them. I was one of their first customers they ever had, joining them in 1994. Gone through all the changes of Mac OS systems, started with them using would you believe syestem 6 and a 14400 modem. (Wow....what a difference using OS X and Broadband)
Back to iiNet, well they are not perfect like the rest of us but I do honestly believe they do a good overall job and with them being one of the bigger ISP's you are going to hear more complaints about them than any one else. There are hundreds of different reasons why one can have a bad connection to an ISP and of course the easy way out is to say it is their fault. I find if I have a problem with anything to do with a Mac be it regarding the internet or using software, you will generally find that some one has had the same problem before you and by doing a search through google their is a good chance you find an answer. Dave Watkins At 1:47 PM +0800 11/9/03, Mark Scholmann said:" >From a PC user point of view... Is there something different in the PPP specs on new Macs or something to do with the way data is transmitted/received (character set?, etc) ? I only ask, as I notice the bagging of iiNet on this list, but have to say that after 7-8 years with them (on both Mac and PC) I can not say I have ever encountered more than a reasonable period of down time due to some specific reason. In the past 4 years I have had only a handful of engaged signals (20 at most), with connection times ranging from 8 hrs - 70+ hrs. I have an old dinosaur Mac 8100/110 , which I occassionally fire up to do some things, and the connection still works on a Motorola 28K modem using the old (original) PPP scripts. I have friends with iMac's and a Mac laptop (ibook?), and I have helped them connect to iiNet, with no problems of what I read on this list ? I understand that the Support call centre may not always appreciate the Mac customers. Surely, there must be a simple reason for the connection issues ?... well, certainly not ones that result in you having to purchase a Net Friendly Fridge to get on line ? Regards, Mark Scholmann <ANTI FLAME SHIELDS = ON> :-}