Silvan wrote:

Like every other format of broadband I have experienced, Windows is pretty
much inescapable for getting the ball rolling the first time.**Once*the
modem is provisioned, it no longer matters what platform you're running.
However, it's probably necessary to keep a copy of Windows in your pocket
somewhere in case you ever have to provision a new modem at some point in
the future.

OK, as a dialup customer, the term "provision a modem" is new to me. Was
ist?

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