Gmail Notifier is for people who don't mind using Gmail's web interface, but like to get notifications about new emails, and would like to use notification center rather than the custom notification system that came with Google's Mac Notifier.

Calls to IInet revealed no issues with my line, so tested modem by replacing with a mate's modem (Belkin ADSL2 model F5D5730au). With no setup at all, besides a pass word, the Belkin connected at 4.5Mbps!!!! Steam do i need to buy separate version for mac os. Mac Mail was connecting and downloading the backlog of emails I had missed, and all was well again. Another thread on Whirlpool that I had read chasing a similar slow connection speed issue suggested, at the end of a long check list, to try taking the modem back for warranty. After reconnecting the Billion once more, confirming the old problem, then fixing it again with the Belkin, this is what I decided to do.