We called XTRA/Telecom tonight (well my flatmate did, the account is in his name) and they wouldn't change our rate plan because she thought we had to buy our own modem, which really annoys the crap out of me because I'd happily continue to rent the modem from Telecom for another few months until there is a decent Linux solution out there, I will not buy a modem until I know it'll work under Linux... I've had this problem with the 3020.

I read the same sites as all of you, and although it seems to _suggest_ we need our own modem, it does not specifically state such, this is possibly an ommission on the part of the page author.

What is the Telecom policy on this guys?! I mean, if you'll open up the rate plan to your competition just as JetStream is, why can't we rent a modem just like we do for JetStream?! Where is the logic in this?? If it means changing ISP's then fine...

BTW On the static IP note: I think this can only apply to XTRA, since Telecom would have to do some Nasty Things(tm) in order to enforce dynamic addressing being assigned by other ISP's... and if I were the ISP I certainly wouldn't want Telecom, or anyone, interfering with things at that level.

Jeremy.

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Received on Wed Dec 6 03:18:59 2000