Broadband and Macs

Hey Bonz

I have both Macs and PCs on my ADSL Broadband. There's no need to connect a PC first. Check with your ISP as most have instructions for Mac - I'm with iinet.

Good Luck
Chris

Bonz, I've got a G4 with OSX on Telstra ADSL Broadband and it works fine.

Be warned, Telstra tech support for Mac is non-existent. If it is not on the 'cheat sheet' list of standard fixes you're buggered, they don't have anyone in tech support who actually knows the first thing about Macs. I'd phone around and find an ISP that's Mac friendly and you'll be laughing.

Also, the directions for the 'speedtouch' ADSL modem installation for Mac are complicated and don't work in my experience. After much frustration, phone calls and stuffing around I just ignored it all, plugged it in and it worked. That's the OSX plan.

Good luck

I agree with the sentiments that you may not get much support for tech support if you own a Mac - Iprimus seems to still be Mac friendly.

However, as a superior individual (indicated by your choice of computer) you won't be needing tech support

Bye
David T

Get in touch with an ISP such as Internode ADSL or go to, Broadband Choice and compare all the ADSL offerings in the country.

Hope this helps,
Geoff.

Hi Bonz,

Whoever told you that, don't go back there for any advice or information. Don't even bother to tell them they're wrong. They won't believe you.

They're just wrong. And dumb. And not even out of date. It's never been the case. I won't start on the history of Macs and the internet..... [taking a deep breath]

OSX just works. Simple.
OS9 too.

Plug in your ADSL modem to the phone line and your ethernet port, go to the Network control panel. Ask it to connect to the internet, then wait 30 seconds and you're away. If you do this before you turn on your Mac it might even ask you if you want it to set it up for you.

I'm running 2 Macs using OS9 and one eMac under 10.3.8 with a 4 port ADSL hub. The all access the net at the same time. My ISP is www.highway1.com.au and they run Macs through their office and provide a great service. Easy and simple, never a problem.

Lack of support at other ISP's is rarely a problem. You never need to ask for it.

Frankly I cannot believe someone told you this....... [sigh]

Tim

Macs work fine on ADSL, simple.

Whoever told you they don't, is wrong.

Wolfie. ( Owner of 5 G4 Macs ).

Macs l-o-v-e BroardBand.So do I. We own/run 10 PCs inside the shop.(If they were so great,would'nt I use a free one of them/) I use a Mac G-5 dual,G-3 Blue/White tower,iMac slot loader..( iBook at home hooked to big screen)ALL work fine on ADSL.I just leave it on forever.Makes living out here in the stix just a whole lot better.Love OS X 'cause if you managed a crash (next door to impossible) you just go back to where you left off..Just make sure you only open emails from those you trust.Stay away from jokes/pix that have been on-forwared..Yahoo is good..It scans for bugs before you open them. Pix http://public.fotki.com/RockyOne/

NOTE MAC WILL NOT RUN ADSL ==== UNLESS FITTED WITH 5 HYLCONES TO THE ROUTER........ Ive got the glebe island bridege for sale cheep this week as well.

shadow

Geoff,

Tim HJ61's response says it all. We have eight Macs (OSX and OS9) all running 1500 broadband without any problems whatsoever. Our ISP is Telstra large puddle and the setup is very, very simple.