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HappyBunny
Hi. Cram It.
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Long Beach, CA
·Charter Pipeline

Re: It would be nice.

I havent gotten any freebies from my ISP either (Charter) but its all crap, so who cares? I dont need the virus and spyware stuff *because* I have a Mac, and the Music Match junk they offer is worthless.

As another user says, having a Mac prevents them from screwing up my computer the way they have screwed up some people's PCs. Oh, and when I call in, I dont tell them I have a Mac, because I either get the "we dont support Macs" or my computer is blamed for their network issues, automatically.

McLovin
Chicka chicka yeah
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Fairbanks, AK
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·PTIAlaska.NET

Re: It would be nice.

Don't you hate that?

Case in point:

Tech: What seems to be the problem?
Me: My DSL modem won't sync
Tech: What OS are you running?
Me: Does it matter?
Tech: Of course!
Me: OSX 10.4
Tech: That's why, DSL technology is incompatible with macintosh systems. Get a PC.
Me: No!
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cbrigante2
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join:2002-11-22
North Aurora, IL

Re: It would be nice.

I've had a similar conversation with Verizon DSL before. Once I stated that I was connecting with a Mac, they shunted me off to the one Mac support rep they had (with the additional hold time).

sivran
Long Live The Suite
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Arlington, TX
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·RoadRunner Cable

Re: It would be nice.

You must've called on a bad day (not that this sort of thing can be planned, of course). Usually the mac people are the ones sitting around waiting for calls.
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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Mount Airy, MD
·Comcast

said by McLovin See Profile :

Tech: That's why, DSL technology is incompatible with macintosh systems. Get a PC.
Me: No!
Given that new Macs can now run Windows, I'm surprised that such a response hasn't become commonplace for Mac users who complain about things not working for them.
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