On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 10:24 +0100, Jan T. Kim wrote:
Dear ALUG folks,
Looking at the offers by BT and NTL, I have not been quite able to determine what hardware is provided with the packages offered. For example, the most basic package from BT is advertised as "Not Mac compatible", but I've not been able to figure out what causes this incompatibility.
Certainly, some of you on this list have a broadband connection? I'd be interested if you could share your experience and tell me how you managed (or failed) to use a broadband package. I'm most interested in the basic ones -- having Internet access at work (UEA), I don't need huge download capacity, web space or other add-on features.
Thanks in advance and best regards, Jan
Hi Jan,
I run NTL via a stand alone cable modem, free from NTL. I have a BT phone and freeview TV, so nothing else from NTL. At the moment they are offering 1 meg for just £9.99 per month. I run mine through a Belkon 4 way Ethernet router. I have had this setup for several years now and have never had any complaints with it, or reason to use the helpline. I am running Ubuntu 5.10 (preview edition) and, as with all versions of Linux, the cable connection is recognised and configured automatically during install.
Hope this helps.
Regards, Peter.