[X-Apps] Telstra Big Pond Cable for Mac OS X ? (Australia)

[Mark Gibson]

At 9:45 AM +0800 26/8/03, Bob wrote:
>>At 10:11 AM 26/8/03, Mark Gibson wrote:
>>>The Telstra support people say, depending on 
>>>who you talk to (a) you can't use OSX at all 
>>>with their cable; (b) you have to run some 
>>>software in classic to make it work and then 
>>>use a classic browser; (c) you can download 
>>>some Mac OS X software to make it work.
>>>
>>>Has anybody successfully used Mac OSX with 
>>>Telstra cable? If so, how did you do it?
>>
>>Thomas,
>>
>>I'm happily using it (and have for about 18mths now.
>>
>>Indeed Telstra provides a "Bigpond Toolbar" 
>>product that gives you live updates of your 
>>consumption. Its available as a OS 9 or OS X 
>>product.
>>
>>If you only have a single connection you need 
>>to use (last time I looked anyway) a Classic 
>>App to connect.
>
>Mark,
>
>Although I am now using a router I previously 
>used an OSX application with Telstra cable. I 
>suggest that you read 
><http://whirlpool.net.au/faq-mac.cfm#2.2.2.5> 
>and then download Launch! from
><http://curmi.com/software/mac/launch/>. This application works quite well.
>
>Bob

Bob,

Thanks but as I don't need it (since I use the 
Router and the OS 9 machine at home to trouble 
shoot the connection when required), I shan't.

Thomas might be able to use it though.

Regards,

Mark
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