The power switch on my ISP furnished modem went from intermittent to
non-functioning. I jury rigged a rubber band to hold it in the ON
position for a while. After calling "tech support" and having an
extended conversation with someone with a thick accent (Mumbai?)
he had a new modem sent out to me which arrived today.

I thought that all that I had to do was plug it in to replace the old
one and I would be off and running. Too optimistic. :-(
The new modem opened my browser (Firefox) and had to be configured.
After a couple of preliminary screens, It told me that I was using
an "unsupported browser" and I should open Internet Explorer. Grrr!

Another phone call to Mumbai (this time with a little lighter accent
to decipher) got me configured and back online. Was all of this mumbo
jumbo really needed? I think not.

Godzilla