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antonio · Mar 8, 2003, 06:53 AM

with the current deal on verizon DSL i took the plunge but on reading the system requirements they mention that they only support up to OS 9.1 (which just seems silly). i read on other post that folks here have used early versions of OSX with verizon but would like to know if i should be aware of special issues native to 10.2.4.

also, anyone out there who signed up for the 29.95 deal get billed yet - i'd like to prepare myself for the real bill (that will include a boat load of taxes, surcharges i imagine).

thanks

Mithras · Mar 8, 2003, 07:45 AM

I used 10.1 and the early 10.2 fine with Verizon DSL. I can't image 10.2.4 will present any unusual difficulties.

Off-topic, but I got the h-ll out of Verizon DSL. Service was slow, contract locked me in ($$$ penalty for canceling), and installing those little filters everywhere was annoying. Went to Earthlink cable over TimeWarner and haven't looked back: full 2megabit downloads, can drop the contract anytime, and a flat $41, no hidden anything.

MasonMcD · Mar 8, 2003, 09:19 AM

"Does not support" does not equal "does not work with"

They just haven't spent the money to get people trained in OS X support.

PPPoE in 10.2.4 works just fine with Verizon DSL.

OptimusG4 · Mar 8, 2003, 09:37 AM

Originally posted by MasonMcD:
"Does not support" does not equal "does not work with"

They just haven't spent the money to get people trained in OS X support.

PPPoE in 10.2.4 works just fine with Verizon DSL.

PPoE? I have Verizon and I just use normal DHCP for the connection in 10.2 and it works great.

antonio · Mar 8, 2003, 10:19 PM

thanks for the feedback. i wont get the modem for another week. i've heard horror stories about verizon as well, but at $29.95/month for the first 6months (with one month "free") i thought i'd try it, especially since there is no contract - and we're moving in 6 months, so i'll have other options once we get into the new place.

i'll probably try cable next time, but for now slow DSL beats dragass dail-up and dropped connections.

antonio · Mar 13, 2003, 08:42 PM

well i got the modem and set it up in OS 9.2.2 (i called verizon earlier in the week to see about the set up date and i got a fellow mac head who told me that DSL rocks in OSX but that he wasn't allowed to tell me how to set it up. what he did say was that i should set up in OS 9, then take the numbers and plug them into DHCP.)

well it works great in OS9 but i can't figure out what i'm doing wrong in X that it doesn't come up.

i used DHCP with manual set up since DHCP alone doesn't allow me to enter the Router numbers that i have in OS9. but then i can't figure out how to "connect." then i tried PPPoe, which connects according to the logon screen but when i try to open the browser i get nothing, and all the numbers in the tcp/ip panel are different.

i'm blabbering now, so, is there a link to a place i can find a step by step idiot-proof way of setting this up. the speed is sick, but i need to run it in OSX since all my apps are there.

parkds · Mar 13, 2003, 10:18 PM

you pay out the teeth though with cable if you want multiple computers on your home network.

Back up 15 and punt · Mar 13, 2003, 10:53 PM

Originally posted by parkds:
you pay out the teeth though with cable if you want multiple computers on your home network.

You pay an additional $10 a month if you want additional IP addresses. But you really don't need them if you have a router. So what is the problem?

antonio · Mar 13, 2003, 11:42 PM

got it to work. left everything blank in DHCP and it works. is there an optimum setting for the fastest speeds? i read somewhere the using PPPoe slows the connection - any truth to this?

dfiler · Mar 14, 2003, 07:04 AM

Verizon DSL is working great for me. It seems strange that Verizon doesn't claim OS X support. The Verizon DSL CD had an OS X installation program. I don't recall exactly what it installed but all I had to do was double click on one of the html files it installed and then fill in a few blanks. Somehow, it managed to fill in my username and password for me. That's right, I didn't have to configure the system preferences in any way whatsoever.

If the automated install and configuration works on you system, its absolutely mind-boggling in its simplicity. (IF it works)