Gary Kearley wrote:
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?
Sure
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"?
Yes - you will need one STB (set top box) per TV for cable in the same
way as you do for Satellite or Freeview.
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
Although these are made they are not used in the UK for consumers -
The Cable Modem remains the property of the Cable Company - the
downside is you end up with one extra box - the upside (which is more
important in my opinion) is that if there is a fault then ntl/Telewest
is responsible for diagnosing and if necessary swapping out the Cable
Modem, this simplifies troubleshooting for both the company and the
customer as there and not X hundred different types of modem to support.
me?
Dom
Dom, your email is very very helpful, once more, cheers
Gary
If you need any further info then there are some very good forums about
(such as this one).
Again these are my personal views only but I am glad to help.
Dom
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