Dominic, Thanks for your email, it is very informative for me, I am used to a "normal" Sky/BT/DSL ISP solution, but Cable is all new to me.
Can I just ask a few more questions? > Hi, > I should declare an interest here as I work for ntl:Telewest. The > cable installation is fairly straightforward: Straightforward - that good then :-) > > A Coaxial cable will be run to your house and "split" so that two > separate cables are run to: > a) Your STB for the TV The wiring at the property has this "splitter" box outside, with a number of cables running to different rooms, how does this work for the telly? ie to get a signal in the two bedrooms and the living room? do I need three (in this instance) "set top boxes"? > b) Your cable modem > A separate twisted pair cable is run in to provide a "standard" > telephone connection So this means the phone is "normal" so I can forget about that, as it will look just like what I am used to, great. > The Cable modem has both Ethernet and USB ports - personally I always > recommend people to use Ethernet. IP addresses are supplied by DHCP so > all you need to do is plug it in and off you go! > > For WI-FI/Router you need a router whose upstream is Ethernet (to plug > into the cable modem) - many are available from all the usual names. That's good, I can pick up one of these for about the £30 mark. Do they do a device which has a cable "modem" built in? like my current dsl wifi box, so I can reduce clutter? if so, can you point out a few to me? > > > Dom Dom, your email is very very helpful, once more, cheers Gary -- Gary Kearley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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