<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div>Mike, I do exactly what you want to do with my Dual G5 and Apple's USB modem. Works great.<div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 11, 2009, at 3:15 PM, <a href="mailto:x4u-request@listserver.themacintoshguy.com">x4u-request@listserver.themacintoshguy.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Century Schoolbook'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; ">Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:24:32 -0600<br>From: Michael Elliott <<a href="mailto:michaelelliott@mac.com">michaelelliott@mac.com</a>><br>Subject: [X4U] Using USB Modem to wake a sleeping Mac?<br>To: "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user."<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><<a href="mailto:X4U@listserver.themacintoshguy.com">X4U@listserver.themacintoshguy.com</a>><br>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:EC374D71-823E-4629-A613-714213CBCFA4@mac.com">EC374D71-823E-4629-A613-714213CBCFA4@mac.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes<br><br>I'd like to leave my computer asleep, but to be able to awaken it in <br>case I need to use Remote Desktop, or to open an afp link to browse/<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>transfer files, etc.<br><br>I remember seeing an option in Energy Saver to awaken the Mac if the <br>phone rings into the modem. My iMac doesn't come with a Modem.<br><br>If I attach an Apple USB modem...<br><br>1) does the option to wake up with modem ring show up in the Energy <br>Saver panel? (I don't see the option available in the Energy Saver <br>panel, and I'd hate to buy an Apple modem, only to find out that it <br>doesn't magically appear in the panel<br><br>2) will a USB modem suffice to allow me to wake my computer with a <br>phone call?<br><br>Is anyone using a USB modem on their Mac nowadays, and can confirm <br>that this works?<br><br>Thanks!<br><br></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>