>>>>FWIW, I'll be offline until Wednesday evening waiting for SWBell to install a phone line... just wanted to let folks know why thread replies will be late
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>>>Just be glad you aren't waiting on a cable modem install - around here there's a 6 week wait!
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>>You're in good shape...cable modems don't even exist here.
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>The aren't available all over CT yet - just places with TCI or Charter Communications for a cable provider. They also have some nasty installation software - if you install @Home's software on NT Server, it gets transformed in NT Workstation by the install - it's their attempt to keep you from using Proxy Server or something similar. It takes a bit of work, but you can coerce it back to NT Server (hint: run RDISK before starting the @Home install, and be prepared to reinstall stuff afterwards), and can even set it up with Proxy Server with a little work.

You can expect this to change. TCI is being purchased by AT&T, not for the cable system, but for the wire running into the house...can you say "phone service". Also, @Home was sold.