I would buy the new mac hardware just to be able to have the benefits of all the platforms on one machine. 1 machine having OSX, Longhorn and Linux, I think that would be a coders wet dream. So in a sense this may actually help Linux rather than hurt it.
Since you obviously work for Monet why don't you tell me why I received a serial pcmcia card reader, according to the numerous techs I have spoken with is the only on they have issued, is serial and not USB? I would also like to know if you live in ND or SD. The sales person that I spoke with promised me in excess of 300kps that is a pipe dream considering CDMA technology in its present form is limited to 153k and that is the manufacturers of the cards themselves. The Merlin C201 from Novatel has and I quote: reliable wireless data communications at speeds up to 153.6 kbps. This information can be found at http://www.novatelwireless.com Also the Gtran card that I received came with buggy software, now I realize that this is all beta software and that the card hasn't even received FCC approval yet. But you would think that a piece of software would actually allow you to boot into your OS, and in this case Winbloze 98. And yes I did the install correctly and a tech told to uninstall the software and reinstall with his guidance all to no avail.
All I want out of the service is what I was promised. If it is not delivered then I won't be a subscriber of their service. And if you are an employee of Monet then that is another strike against them. Even though the Customer Service that I have received so far is exemplary.
I am the only user of Monet in Sioux Falls SD. All I have to say about the service is, can't deliver. They claim the the 2x modem speed yet repeated trips to dslreports.com and their speed test reveal 20-50 kps about the same as dial in the area. Also I have a desktop computer and the pcmcia card reader they gave me is serial and if I remember correctly that has a bandwidth of 112kps so I will never get their claimed speed of 153kps.
So far the only thing that has impressed is the 30 trial period, of which I have 14 days left.
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I would buy the new mac hardware just to be able to have the benefits of all the platforms on one machine. 1 machine having OSX, Longhorn and Linux, I think that would be a coders wet dream.
So in a sense this may actually help Linux rather than hurt it.
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Since you obviously work for Monet why don't you tell me why I received a serial pcmcia card reader, according to the numerous techs I have spoken with is the only on they have issued, is serial and not USB? I would also like to know if you live in ND or SD. The sales person that I spoke with promised me in excess of 300kps that is a pipe dream considering CDMA technology in its present form is limited to 153k and that is the manufacturers of the cards themselves. The Merlin C201 from Novatel has and I quote: reliable wireless data communications at speeds up to 153.6 kbps. This information can be found at http://www.novatelwireless.com Also the Gtran card that I received came with buggy software, now I realize that this is all beta software and that the card hasn't even received FCC approval yet. But you would think that a piece of software would actually allow you to boot into your OS, and in this case Winbloze 98. And yes I did the install correctly and a tech told to uninstall the software and reinstall with his guidance all to no avail.
All I want out of the service is what I was promised. If it is not delivered then I won't be a subscriber of their service. And if you are an employee of Monet then that is another strike against them. Even though the Customer Service that I have received so far is exemplary.
I am the only user of Monet in Sioux Falls SD. All I have to say about the service is, can't deliver. They claim the the 2x modem speed yet repeated trips to dslreports.com and their speed test reveal 20-50 kps about the same as dial in the area. Also I have a desktop computer and the pcmcia card reader they gave me is serial and if I remember correctly that has a bandwidth of 112kps so I will never get their claimed speed of 153kps.
So far the only thing that has impressed is the 30 trial period, of which I have 14 days left.