Richard Ibbotson writes:
Jesse
Yeh ... but over here you get one choice. It's called BT and that's it. Cable only exists for a small minority of people in the local area. I am told that I will use an Alcatel USB modem and that's the end of it.
From the providers end they should not care what you use. The phone makes sure that you are getting the signal to your home, then you can use whatever you want. I think a lot of companies have moved toward PPPoE for authentication. Before, the provider had to have the MAC address of the NIC card you used to connect with, but gone are those days.
No, you get one choice. That's it. End of story. Since I'm not in the United States - you might have noticed that - I do_not_get_a choice.
I know that's the phone company's line, but in reality it doesn't matter. They are just trying to make things easier on themselves. My provider really only offers two choices for the PC (USB and PCI). The 10baseT option is only available if you have a Mac or if you don't have an open PCI slot or USB port. They don't really give us a choice either, you just have to answer them intelligently. I think the main reason for this is because they have software written in Windows that gives the tech guys all kinds of info, in case problems arise. I suspect BT is in similiar situation. Or you could just take the PCI card install it in Windows, and then move to another option later. When the install guy came, he did all this work, and I basically undid everything he did. I did have ADSL once before so I knew what I was doing. One thing you could tell them is you don't have an open PCI slot, but you do have an open USB port, could you please send the USB modem instead, because I really want your business. It may work, what with the dwindling economy. Last I checked BT wasn't doing that good, so they may do it. What about Concert, Cable & Wireless?
That's all.
-- Richard
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