Yes, although the network speeds aren't too bad with BT, please be aware that when things go wrong, their support people are about as helpful as those of the other big ISPs, i.e. getting a result from them can be a "challenge". It's also useful to bear in mind that the BT Broadband people have no more clout with BT Openreach than any of the other ISPs so, again, when things go wrong, they are as reluctant to call out Openreach to sort a line problem as any other provider is (it costs them). So they, like the support people of other big ISPs, will first try to pin the blame for any connection problem on YOUR computer rather then THEIR infrastructure and that will be when the challenge occurs, especially if you mention the "L" word.
Caveat emptor.
As others have mentioned, any ethernet ADSL router works fine with BT broadband and with anything with an ethernet port and the ability to talk DHCP. They are unlikely to send you a USB modem. USB modems are EVIL anyway and mustn't be used.
Ken
On 29/01/2010 17:57, samwise wrote:
Any which way you look at it ... BT runs fine with Linux, though like most ISPs their helpdesks are unlikely to want to talk you through configuration of a Linux desktop (not that it needs anything beyond usual DHCP).