Eamonn Sullivan wrote: > On 11/9/06, Gary Kearley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am moving very soon, into an area which has NTL Cable, now I've never >> had Cable before and need to know what I am dealing with. >> > > I use Blueyonder, in the London area, which is part of Telewest (now > owned also by NTL). I have not had any problems. > > You won't be able to reuse your current DSL modem. It'll be a cable > modem. It shouldn't matter at all. As long as what comes out the > *other* end is an ethernet cable, you just plug in and go. > > If you get something that plugs into your USB port and not your > network card, that can be a little more troublesome. I have not had to > do this, and will let someone else chime in. I bet, however, that you > can tell NTL that your PC has a network card and they'll give you the > right equipment. > > -Eamonn > > Both modems I've had have been usb+ethernet. Although I have always used the ethernet option.
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