Anybody in Canada have an Amiga connected to high-speed internet (DSL)?

[mr_a500]

Does anybody in Canada currently have their (classic) Amiga connected to high-speed internet? If so, what ISP? Did you have to use their DSL modem or did you get your own?

I'm trying to avoid any annoying compatibility problems that will prevent me from connecting. I've noticed lots of providers insisting you need a certain version of Windows or Mac and/or that you need to use their DSL modem (which might require Windows software to install).

Right now I'm using Sympatico dialup, but I'd rather not continue with Sympatico. About a year after I got Sympatico, they decided to partner with MSN (...and now I call it "Symcrapico"). Following typical evil Microsoft practice, now most Sympatico features are Windows/IE only. Things I used to be able to access now have stupid messages like this:

Bell.ca is designed for the best experience in some of the top browsers used in the market today... We recommmend:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (download)

We do not support earlier versions of this software, nor do we support other browsers.

It's a bit odd that if it was "designed for some of the top browsers used in the market today" that they support ONLY IE6! :crazy:

Not only that, but logging into the customer service now takes you to Microsoft Passport and refuses to work with Amiga browsers. :madashell:

[mr_a500]

Thanks for the responses. :-)

Oh, and don't expect anywhere near your top DSL speed from your Amiga. I'd get 150KB/s max on my 060 out of a connection that can easily do 300KB/s.

I can live with that. It certainly beats the hell out of my current 4KB/s through dialup.

Bell or any other DSL service in Ontario,Canada works fine with Amiga.

OK, that sounds good. I think I'll buy my own DSL modem and maybe get a router later if I get another computer. I still need to be able to maintain my ISP account using IBrowse (adding/changing email accounts, home page, billing, etc.) so that means Sympatico is no good. Can anybody recommend a non-Bell service? (that somebody has connected to Amiga)

[mr_a500]

@aardvark

Yes, I know all that. I am specifically looking for someone to recommend an ISP that they have used with their Amiga and that has service maintenance pages that are known to work with IBrowse.

dont bother getting a seprate modem, just get a asdl router as suggested, you can then hve both your amiga and pc if you have one connected no problem. you set the router up and then just connect through ethernet cable, or do you not have ethernet on your amiga.

Yes, I am now considering getting something like this. Imagine sitting in front of the TV with an 1200 while you browse the internet with wireless broadband!

I just hope I don't sit in front of the TV cursing when I find out the ISP I chose refuses to connect for some stupid reason.

[mr_a500]

sorry I am really confused here, what maintenance pages do you refer???

As I said earlier...(quote) "I still need to be able to maintain my ISP account using IBrowse (adding/changing email accounts, home page, billing, etc.)". This is a separate problem from my DSL question. (1. What is the recommended DSL ISP? 2. Will this recommended ISP's online account maintenance work with IBrowse?)

I don't use any computer other than Amiga, so if I can't access my account through the ISP "self-maintenance" webpages (or whatever service pages are called) using IBrowse, then I'm screwed. (as I explained, Sympatico service pages no longer work with IBrowse) Bell phone support is total garbage. Maybe other ISPs have better phone support so I don't need to do it online anyway.

Example: I wanted to add a second email address. The online service told me my browser is not supported. I called the stupid automated support and it told me to change it online. I had to call many different stupid automated lines and wait on hold before I finally got a real tech support person. He told me to change it online. I explained I can't. He suggested I download Internet Explorer. After many confused conversations, he finally added it for me. Naturally, I'd like to avoid this kind of thing.

@alenppc

OK, thanks for the links.

I guess broadband internet on the Amiga is easier than I thought. So theoretically, as long as I have an ethernet card that works on Amiga, the DSL router modem router and actual connection don't matter because they're not "computer-specific" (same for all computers - no drivers)?

[mr_a500]

1. Install a router between your ADSL Modem and a Windows machine

2. Use the Windows box (with IE or Firefox) to register the router with your ISP.

3. Connect your Amiga to the router.

Thanks, but I will NOT EVER use Windows at home. Ever.

[mr_a500]

I have an Amiga 1200 (68030, 64MB ram) and a 3com etherlink ethernet card. I can connect fine with it using Miami and PPPoE, but not through my router (D-Link DI604). My ISP (www.hurontel.on.ca) does not officially support Amiga, any PPPoE connection will work and their homepage comes up fine in AWeb.

Hi Dan. So you finally got that A1200 online, eh? (last time I remember you had to transfer files by floppy) I checked out Hurontel and it looks OK except for the fact that they force you to use their modem: "*High Speed DSL/DSL Basic require $5.00 monthly modem rental fee".
Are you using their modem or did you find a way to avoid that?

ssolie wrote:
The Ethernet problem I've run into is with the old ASDG LANRover card. It is so old it uses an ancient Ethernet protocol which I know is not supported by Shaw's cable modems (Motorola).

Hi Steven. Good to see you here. Thanks again for that AMUC stuff. :-)

I was thinking about using this card in an A1200. This isn't the card you're talking about, with the "ancient Ethernet protocol" is it?