From jbunn at woh.rr.com Sun Jun 24 18:20:15 2007 From: jbunn at woh.rr.com (Jerry Bunn) Date: Sun Jun 24 18:20:25 2007 Subject: [G5] iMac modem Message-ID: <8B8CE2C4-3BD6-47C5-A3E5-8E6DC897F9A2@woh.rr.com> Im buying a new iMac for my ex-wife. She will be using AT&T's DSL for her internet. What I want to know is, do I need to purchase the USB modem from Apple for her to make her internet connection through AT&T? Jerry From joe at wacondatrader.com Sun Jun 24 18:37:05 2007 From: joe at wacondatrader.com (Joe Sporleder) Date: Sun Jun 24 18:37:33 2007 Subject: [G5] iMac modem In-Reply-To: <8B8CE2C4-3BD6-47C5-A3E5-8E6DC897F9A2@woh.rr.com> References: <8B8CE2C4-3BD6-47C5-A3E5-8E6DC897F9A2@woh.rr.com> Message-ID: <0258879D-08B1-4C88-AE18-C57C92489E77@wacondatrader.com> AT&T should provide a DSL "modem" that will have an ethernet port (or several, like a ethernet switch/hub). It will also have a phone port that the DSL line (telephone line) will be plugged into. The iMac will connect to the DSL "modem" via ethernet. The Apple USB Modem is for dial up services (plain old telephone system), so it wouldn't help you with DSL. Joe On Jun 24, 2007, at 8:20 PM, Jerry Bunn wrote: > Im buying a new iMac for my ex-wife. She will be using AT&T's DSL > for her internet. > What I want to know is, do I need to purchase the USB modem from > Apple for her to make her internet connection through AT&T? > > Jerry From paula at crazedcowboys.com Mon Jun 25 00:46:37 2007 From: paula at crazedcowboys.com (Crazy Miz B of the Crazed Cowboys) Date: Mon Jun 25 00:46:44 2007 Subject: [G5] iMac modem In-Reply-To: <0258879D-08B1-4C88-AE18-C57C92489E77@wacondatrader.com> References: <8B8CE2C4-3BD6-47C5-A3E5-8E6DC897F9A2@woh.rr.com> <0258879D-08B1-4C88-AE18-C57C92489E77@wacondatrader.com> Message-ID: <903C1E31-7744-4754-A54C-CF840582151F@crazedcowboys.com> On Jun 24, 2007, at 8:37 PM, Joe Sporleder wrote: >> Im buying a new iMac for my ex-wife. She will be using AT&T's DSL >> for her internet. >> What I want to know is, do I need to purchase the USB modem from >> Apple for her to make her internet connection through AT&T? I bought an iMac G5 almost 3 years ago...and it has a built in jack for ethernet (AT&T) DSL. That's what I'm using, though I wish I could get a better speed than I have--but I have a personal vengeance against Charter Cable...I'll give in soon, I imagine. It's usually seamless when I surf, but something eventually crops up that slows things down. I've also noticed that it's working slow, but I attribute that to the excess of old and useless crap I've SAVED over the years. I originally transferred absolutely everything from my G4, and now three years later-----I still have some room to spare tho! Does ANYBODY here keep their computer clean and tight and no- nonsense? I can't seem to do it. I wish I would have the strength to dump stuff----even ten minutes a day would help...I think the BIG FAT FOLDER MARKED "G4" would be a good place to start.... ; ) Paula in St. Louis From jj4 at sympatico.ca Mon Jun 25 21:54:10 2007 From: jj4 at sympatico.ca (Snow White) Date: Mon Jun 25 21:55:03 2007 Subject: [G5] My problems! Message-ID: Sorry to hear that you had so many problems. But from your posts it looks as if Apple is trying to solve it for you and are honoring the warantee. I cannot feel you have had a bad shake from the company through any fault in particular. On the other hand a lemon is a lemon - still shrinks your face when you drink too deep. I hope they replace it for you - they have certainly spent the value of the computer on parts already in the repair attempts. Point that out, and suggest your confidence has been eroded completely and that is reason enough replace the computer. 'Suggest' means drive your point hard at them in a very nice way. I had an ipod go bad and they replaced it for me - i didn't even have to beg. My imac G5 (first version) had the motherboard fail as had been advertised and all those warantees had been extended to 3 years as a known flaw. they replaced the board and then the power supply took out the new board with it. So they did the MB and PS both. Solid as a rock since then (2 years). Apparently the first board failure stressed the power supply enough that the new board killed it and as the PS died the power fluxuation burnt the new MB - smells a bit like plastic burning. Your computer could be suffering under these circumstances too. (one failure weakens other parts). I have found Apple stands behind their products and does not jerk me about too badly. I also found that they have a set of policies to follow and if you talk to them at an Apple Store they will disclose some of the process to you. Obviously Apple Autherised peaple will vary depending ... and may not have the same abilities as an Apple Store. Last thing to say - If I lose confidence in a computer I sell it and purchase another. It may work perfectly for someone else - or not. But it is not mine to deal with after that. If you sell it transfer the Apple Care with it for the next guy. I did this with my Cube and 2 years later I diagnosed my problem - there had been a small flaw in an OS update that affected only my particular cube configeration. The Cube worked flawlessly with a newer or older version of the OS so the new owner had zero issues. Good Luck to you. jj