Reply to: ADSL router

[ratewhore]

Not sure about the 8MB for £15 pm - that's their 1mb rate. Also your line needs to be capable of handling the 8MB to start with.

I pay £15 for 2MB with them and once my exchange is enabled (imminently) then I regrade for the same price. To be fair, they are saying I will get approx 6MB due to distance but I'll take that for the same price as 2 thank you very much!!!

And yeah, good service...

[Chico]

I probably wasnt paying attention when you posted it previously. Imagine that 24MB wow - I could provide free internet for the all residents in my close!!

[oldgeezer]

Hey Chico, I put the link to beonline in my last post but didn't get the credit but noone picked up on it. That's the story of my life! I was probably one of firsdt perople in the UK to wear a Lance Armstrong yellow band, and look how that ideas caught on!!

[Chico]

I am in!!!

Congratulations.
The power of Be is yours to command.
We are currently expecting to enable your exchange in Oct-2005 . Orders for this exchange will be processed as soon as possible, but it won't be any earlier than two weeks before the service can be activated. No charges will be billed until the service activation date is confirmed and the welcome pack is sent (this happens two days prior to activation).

BT phone number xxxxxxxxxxx


Home connection
Be home 24 meg broadband
Just £24 per month
£24 connection fee
Be Box modem (included)


Up to 24 meg download speed
Up to 1.3 meg upload speed
Unlimited internet access
No download caps
24/7 support hotline
Free high specification wireless Be Box modem
ADSL 2+ enabled
4 port 10/100 megs Ethernet switch
(One port reserved for future use)
54 megs 802.11 g wireless interface
2 voice over broadband ports (future use)
1 analog backup (future use)
OS Independent (Ethernet)

........ Nice however when will BT get their act together..?

[Not So Wise]

They say there is Chico - till they've got you to sign up. Then it's

"it'll be ready in the New Year"/ "your region isn't suitable" etc, etc.

An old Bulldog marketing ploy if ever there was one...

BE online
24MB down,1.3mb up,no caps, no yearly contract (static ip if you want it) = £24 per month
Enter your telephone number on the site to see if it is advaible to you

Will probably be giveing it a try myself in a few months when i am free of the contract with my current isp

[cojak]

They say there is Chico - till they've got you to sign up. Then it's

"it'll be ready in the New Year"/ "your region isn't suitable" etc, etc.

An old Bulldog marketing ploy if ever there was one...

[Chico]

Isnt there a 20MB service now? Sure I saw an ad or a press release a few days ago.

[cojak]

Freedom2surf - it's the future (apparently!). Hopping up to 8MB soon for 15 squiddlies a month!

Not sure about the 8MB for £15 pm - that's their 1mb rate. Also your line needs to be capable of handling the 8MB to start with.

Nope - I'm waiting for the 512kb - 1MB uploading speeds to start happening, then I'll bother to do fancier stuff with my website.

I'm dead happy with f2s - don't bother with bulldog unless you're a real masochist...

(The original poster might find more detailed help if he asks in one of adslguide's forums)

[ratewhore]

Oh yee of little faith.
They're the new Microsoft you know...

[The Lone Gunman]

...wouldnt touch NTL with yours mate.

Freedom2surf - it's the future (apparently!). Hopping up to 8MB soon for 15 squiddlies a month!

Once they get enough customers they will go down the pan like all the rest.
If you can be arsed to jump from new ship to new ship then go with the bulldogs and freedoms.

[oldgeezer]

Ntl

Quite right that cable modems differ to ADSL modems (BT phone line). If the Actiontec is just a router/firewall/switch then it'll work with NTL assuming you can use a CAT5 type connector between your NTL modem and the Actiontec box. Check the NTL modem doesn't just a have USB connector.
For the future check this site:
http://www.bethere.co.uk/beonline/productHome.do

[ratewhore]

...wouldnt touch NTL with yours mate.

Freedom2surf - it's the future (apparently!). Hopping up to 8MB soon for 15 squiddlies a month!

[MikeB]

Actiontec

I'm using the Actiontec wireless router with NTL. Not particularly impressed with it but it does work.

1 word of warning, NTL customer services are dreadful!! Worst I've ever come across.

[MrsGoof]

You wil need a cable specific modem. You could always use the NTL modem and put a router on that then connect your it to the router, Thats what I do.

[The Lone Gunman]

Hi there,

Do you know if the Wireless Actiontec DSL Gateway is compatible with NTL broadband? I am using it at the moment with UKonline broadband over a BT telephone line and works ok, but i am thinking of switching to NTL and i wonder if i need to buy a new wireless router as well.

Or all routers are the same?

Thanks

Cable and telephone modems are different.