| From: | Nicholaus Darley-Jones |
| Date: | 19 Sep 2001 at 23:08:40 |
| Subject: | [amigactive] Re: Broadband (Cable and ADSL) |
Hello Alexi
On 19-Sep-01, you wrote:
> i`m in UK so the the main things seem to be either cable with NTL
> (although i`m not in a cable area yet) or BT`s ADSL which i`m close
> enough to an exchange to get.
I'm in the same boat. I use NTL as my ISP but can't get cable in this area
but the offer they offer atm is such a bargin that I had to take it up. I
am thinking about changing to ADSL when I get a couple of wage packets.
> NTLs cable is capped at 512kbs/128kbs and BT`s ADSL is capped at
> 500kbs/250kbs.
Avoid using BT's ADSL at all cost. It's a right nightmare from what I have
heard. You might be better trying Telewests 'BlueYonder' if it is
available or 'Madasafish'. The latter is really great but BlueYonder is
very cheap atm.
> so i`m just wondering which would be faster if they wasn`t capped and
> what are the pro`s and con`s of them both?
BT are offering a 'budget' ADSL connection and you really are getting what
you pay for. In my oppinion BT should be put in the same boat as
MicroShaft and then sunk!
> also i suppose they wont work with a classic amiga without extra
> hardware being added so i`ll probably wait for an AmigaOne which
> should have no problems using broadband right?
If you have an ethernet card then you are half way there. The Mediator
works fine with an ethernet card and an etherenet modem but I don't know if
the other ethernet solutions work any better or worse. I am looking
forward to my sudden increase in wages (commision from computer products
sold at a new store I am working for) so maybe I'll take up the offer.
Regards
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