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jonocainuk
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i personally dont have a router - cant afford one
i hear from recommendations that the linksys one (cant remember what model it is) is meant to be v.good. Look around in ppls sigs on this forum, i know ive seen a fair few ppl with that router.
well cable modems are what u get with your cable package. you're stuck with that for as long as it takes for the company to replace it (if they upgrade all modems that is) or if you change to another isp and the cable company will take the modem back anyway.
ntl users (not all, but most) have their cable modem running through their tv box (i.e. the tv box acts as their modem - the cat5 cable (sometimes a Xover and sometimes a straight) plugs into the back of the digital tv box and into the back of the NIC on the system. Other ntl users who have a separate modem have a similar setup to those on blueyonder. a cat5 coaxial cable comes into the house and plugs into the back of the modem box. a cat5 utp cable goes from the back of the modem to the NIC on the system. there is no chance of changing modems or anything :/
as far as i know with adsl, u can change the modem, but most ppl use the "stingray" as its the most popular, and altho there are loads of problems with it, it must have something good about it for the companies to keep shipping it out to the new customers.
i hear from recommendations that the linksys one (cant remember what model it is) is meant to be v.good. Look around in ppls sigs on this forum, i know ive seen a fair few ppl with that router.
well cable modems are what u get with your cable package. you're stuck with that for as long as it takes for the company to replace it (if they upgrade all modems that is) or if you change to another isp and the cable company will take the modem back anyway.
ntl users (not all, but most) have their cable modem running through their tv box (i.e. the tv box acts as their modem - the cat5 cable (sometimes a Xover and sometimes a straight) plugs into the back of the digital tv box and into the back of the NIC on the system. Other ntl users who have a separate modem have a similar setup to those on blueyonder. a cat5 coaxial cable comes into the house and plugs into the back of the modem box. a cat5 utp cable goes from the back of the modem to the NIC on the system. there is no chance of changing modems or anything :/
as far as i know with adsl, u can change the modem, but most ppl use the "stingray" as its the most popular, and altho there are loads of problems with it, it must have something good about it for the companies to keep shipping it out to the new customers.