Try http://www.ascent.co.nz/

$473.13 for a external modem which isn't dependant on OS.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-adsl@unixathome.org [mailto:owner-adsl@unixathome.org]On
> Behalf Of Jeremy Elgin
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:19 AM
> To: adsl@unixathome.org
> Subject: Re: Xtra Jetstart?
>
>
> 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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