[X Newbies] OT? Cable modem recommendation

[David Crandon]

Hi Paul,

I'd suggest otherwise. For $3/mo., get it from Comcast. That way they 
are responsible if something happens to it. I was about to purchase one 
when the cost came down to about $100, but then Comcast changed the 
"rental" fee from $10 to $3 per month!  Jerks.

Of course they increased the rest of the fee by $7 so the price 
remained the same.

At $3, it'll take you several years to pay it off.

Also, what do you mean by OSX not being dial-up friendly. While I 
haven't used dialup in a few years, I just hooked my friends iMac up to 
Earthlink in about 3 mins with no problems.

David Crandon
On Monday, September 22, 2003, at 09:12  AM, Paul Korntheuer wrote:

>
> I'm about to enter into the world of HIS (high speed internet). I've 
> signed
> up with Comcast for cable modem. As we all know, OSX is not a dial-up
> friendly OS.
>
> Is there a spot for reviews on cable modems? Comcast will charge 3 
> bucks a
> month to "lease" one, but I figured I'd just fork out the money and 
> buy one
> myself.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Paul
>
>
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