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| Thread ID: 57298 | 2005-04-29 00:17:00 | Suggest an ISP & wireless dailup for pc & mac | myke (7862) | Press F1 |
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| 350105 | 2005-04-29 00:17:00 | Gidday, We'll I've been using Jetstream for a little over nine months and to be honest, there will be some tears and teeth grinding when I disconnect next week. I've been working from home and managed to justify $40 a month. But I'm moving to Tauranga and will be working on a network that has quick enough access. For home I figure lets look at cheap dialup alternatives. Any suggestions? $28 for Xtra's unlimited seems to be an expensive option when you can get a version of jetstream for another $10. Anyway pros and cons of alternative ISPs thanks. Also I have a PC Notebook XP Pro with a built-in wireless and an iBook O/S X with an airport card and a couple of desktops (Win 2000 & 98) with standard network cards. I've been using a Dynalink RTA300 Router/Modem/Switch for ADSL access and networking. What do I need to share dialup access to all these machines? I'd particularly like to set the notebooks free to go wireless. :yuck: |
myke (7862) | ||
| 350106 | 2005-04-29 00:46:00 | this (www.apple.co.nz) is the only thing i could think of, comes with modem. Been very happy with paradise(been with them for 5 years)but haven't had dial up for a long time |
plod (107) | ||
| 350107 | 2005-04-29 03:56:00 | Why not stick with ADSL, a lot easier, faster and you already have the equipment. The 256k speed plans are comparable to most dial up anyway. | pctek (84) | ||
| 350108 | 2005-04-30 01:51:00 | Why not stick with ADSL, a lot easier, faster and you already have the equipment. The 256k speed plans are comparable to most dial up anyway. Yeah I know, I used dial up the other day for the first time in months... grrrr it is so slow. I've been looking at maybe a cheaper dailup plan as I'll probably just check personal e-mail and do the odd bit of surfing at home. Trying to make more time for the family and all. |
myke (7862) | ||
| 350109 | 2005-04-30 02:00:00 | orcon has cheap dial up | Prescott (11) | ||
| 350110 | 2005-04-30 02:10:00 | this (www.apple.co.nz) is the only thing i could think of, comes with modem. Been very happy with paradise(been with them for 5 years)but haven't had dial up for a long time Airport Extreme Base Station — $404 Hmmm, expensive option. |
myke (7862) | ||
| 350111 | 2005-04-30 02:17:00 | Airport Extreme Base Station — $404 Hmmm, expensive option. well the money you going to save on dial up. Does everything you asked? Maybe you might be better off with a muti phone jack and a long extension .multi (www.dse.co.nz) cord (www.dse.co.nz) |
plod (107) | ||
| 350112 | 2005-04-30 02:28:00 | orcon has cheap dial up They do look pretty reasonable pricewise and no set up fee is good. Is anybody using Orcon or any other dailup plan without complaints? |
myke (7862) | ||
| 350113 | 2005-04-30 02:29:00 | well the money you going to save on dial up. Does everything you asked? Maybe you might be better off with a muti phone jack and a long extension .multi (www.dse.co.nz) cord (www.dse.co.nz) Yeah good call. I like the Airport express thingy. Lets you play iTunes through a stereo and share a printer to PC or Mac & network 802.11g or b... the lack of a modem doesn't make it a complete solution... but potentially a pretty cool tool anyway. Especially if I got ADSL back up in the future. Cheers |
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