- Current NTL cable modem arrangements?
- Posted by D.M. Procida on February 15th, 2006
I asked my brother, who has now inconveniently buggered off for a month,
to order NTL cable Internet/TV for my father.
What was delivered was a digital cable TV receiver box, which has an
Ethernet port on the back. There was no separate cable modem left by the
installer.
Does this digital box include the cable modem? Having connected a router
to it I can't see any sign that it's acting like one.
Daniele
- Posted by Adrian on February 15th, 2006
D.M. Procida wrote:
Have you tried connecting directly to a computer without using a router?
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Adrian A
- Posted by Wira One on February 15th, 2006
On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:00:32 +0000, D.M. Procida wrote:
If your father has the Samsung STB, then yes.. My Internet connection
comes out of my Samsung STB but the installer left a short CAT5 cable
dangling out of the STB when they installed mine.
- Posted by Jono on February 15th, 2006
D.M. Procida formulated on Wednesday :
The internal modem of the STB may require a cross-over cable....
They're not supposed to be providing any broadband via the STB as the
internal modem cannot cope with the new speeds. Their systems will
still allow an order to be placed, so I hope what's really happened is
that the BB has not been ordered.
Give them a call and request a Stand Alone Broadband Service - SABS in
NTL speak.
- Posted by Steve Terry on February 15th, 2006
"Jono" <nothanks@notonyournelly.co.uk> wrote in message
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My Sisters NTL BB installation done at Christmas is done that way
NTL should have supplied an install pack with codes etc
Steve Terry
- Posted by Jono on February 15th, 2006
Steve Terry expressed precisely :
.....hope they've sorted the probs with the Samsung boxes then - the
inability to provide TV on demand for one.
I would still prefer a Stand Alone Modem, either way.
- Posted by Kraftee on February 15th, 2006
Jono wrote:
They've been promising that for years, hope you aren't holding your
breath while you wait....
- Posted by Steve Terry on February 16th, 2006
"Jono" <nothanks@notonyournelly.co.uk> wrote in message
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a Samsung STB
At least the Samsung seems to be working so far OK as a BB modem at my
sisters.
Steve Terry
- Posted by Sucuba Dude on February 16th, 2006
That's very shortsighted of you, I think perhaps it should read:
BROADBAND
QUALITY PHONE TRANSMISSION
CUSTOMER SERVICE
on demand for one.
- Posted by Steve Terry on February 16th, 2006
"Sucuba Dude" <trash@dontthrowyourspamaway.com> wrote in message
news:dt2d4g$j97$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
But my NTL TV, BB is reliable, and call quality is acceptable
Itemised Billing, you certainly have to watch, it's often up for the booker
prize for fiction
Steve Terry
