Comment 2 for bug 310331

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Robert Donan (donanr) wrote : Re: internet modem conncetion for 8.10 intrepid invalid

Dougie;
My installation of Gusty had both a Network tab and Network Manager tab under System Administration.
The Network tab allowed setup for dial-up modems to connect to the internet. Network Manager allowed configuration of all forms of ethernet configurations (wired and wireless, high and low speed) for use with servers, wireless routers, and DSL modems. In that I do not have high-speed i-net capability where I live, I am forced to use a dial-up connection. If Network Manager contained the capability of configuring an internal dial-up modem I could offer a workable change to the documentation.
It seems that the programmers have developed an IBM mentality--Yo will use what we offer and you will like it even if it doesn't do what you need it to do. And, if you want it to do what you need it to do, you will have to upgrade to a more costly system that still won't do what you need it to do!
As it stands, untill the programmers realize that 40% of the users do not have DSL, or Cable modems and, are willing to modify their programs to provide a means to configure dial-up modems for automatic connection to an ISP (as in previous versions), I believe that you should change the documentation to reflect "This option is not currently supported" and add the limitation to the list of caveats for the "New" operating system.