21 Sep
2001
21 Sep
'01
18:38
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. That's all. -- Richard