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   From: ray    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: DSL service.   
   Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:10:41 -0700   
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   On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:17:37 -0800, Jim wrote:   
      
   > I am in contact with the local phone company here in Nevada (AT&T) and   
   > they seem to insist that I need to be running windows to install their   
   > modem into my network.   
   >    
   > They specify W2K, XP or Mac as required to install and use their   
   > service.  I tell them that a browser is a browser, but they are just   
   > reading off their instruction sheet.   
   >    
   > Does anyone know of a contact within AT&T that has some knowledge.   
   >    
   >     -Jim   
      
   You could install IE under wine and run that for them - they'd never know   
   the difference.   
      
   Isn't there an option for doing your own installation? There always was   
   for me with qwest. Once they have the dsl activated and you have the modem   
   (assuming it has an ethernet port for you to use) it's really quite   
   trivial to do and you should be able to figure it out from what they show   
   for MS and MAC instructions.   
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