- Hotspot-in-a-box
- Posted by Jeff Mowatt on January 10th, 2005
Hello all,
I'm on the brink of investing in the Netgear hotspot offering version to
sign up with The Cloud as a hotspot location using Metronet 512K ADSL at
20:1 contention.
As I read it I'll need a separate modem between my Neatgear router and the
ADSL access point.
Are there good/bad things I should be aware of? Anyone got a recommendation?
TIA Jeff
- Posted by Phil Thompson on January 11th, 2005
On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:40:50 +0000 (UTC), "Jeff Mowatt"
<Ilovespam@btinternet.com> wrote:
do Metronet's terms and conditions allow for operating a Hotspot ie
reselling / sharing their service ?
http://www.netgear.co.uk/wifi_hotspot.php claims the box has
"everything you need" however the spec sheet says "Cable, DSL,
satellite or wireless broadband modem and Internet service" is a
System Requirement so you need an ADSL modem/router with an ethernet
socket.
TBH you should ask Netgear for a suggested configuration, as pure
ethernet ADSL modems are rare in the UK (three models ?) and
configuration can be an issue - does the Netgear box need the public
IP address for example ?
Phil
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- Posted by Jeff Mowatt on January 11th, 2005
"Phil Thompson" <phil.thompson@spamcop.net> wrote in message >
Phil, Thanks. Yes, I should have asked them. I made a decision last night
anyway and ordered the ADSL2 from Linksys. The only other ethernet modem I
could find was Dlink.
Jeff
- Posted by Jeff Mowatt on January 11th, 2005
"John Naismith" <john$E20050101@naismith.org.uk> wrote in message
news:tng7u053f4ducs32ge5m0do8h41mnfaqak@4ax.com...
Aha, that's not so good. Better cancel that order ;-(
- Posted by Jeff Mowatt on January 11th, 2005
Well OK, I decided to write for clarification since their income will
increase in proportion to usage.
- Posted by Jeff Mowatt on January 12th, 2005
Thanks John, though I wish you'd have said that first ;-(
In fact I referred to Metronet service in dialogue with The Cloud and they
said there wasn't a problem so I guess they don't know either!
It might be interesting to find out what BT thinks as they can't refuse
service to Metronet or block them from reselling yet Metronet can apparently
block BT from buying some of the bandwidth back via Openzone. Hmmm.
Jeff
- Posted by Jeff Mowatt on January 12th, 2005
I've just got a reply from my enquiry and it's positive. Will post in a new
thread for general interest sake.
Jeff
- Posted by Phil Thompson on January 17th, 2005
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:31:51 +0000 (UTC), "Jeff Mowatt"
<Ilovespam@btinternet.com> wrote:
only up to the charging ceiling.
Phil
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- Posted by Peter M on January 17th, 2005
On 17 Jan 2005, in uk.telecom.broadband, Phil Thompson wrote:
and on a 1000 kbps (residential service at least) account, that is low.
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- Posted by Peter M on January 17th, 2005
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:12:39 +0000 (UTC), in uk.telecom.broadband,
"Jeff Mowatt" <Ilovespam@btinternet.com> wrote:
You could do worse than check with Ray Bellis of Community Internet
who was hoping to share a link using wireless... see the old item:
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08/19/uk_gov_rules_stall_rural/>
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PlusNet <http://tinyurl.com/24ymz> - I recommend them and save some cash.
My other ISP : UK Free Software Network <http://www.ukfsn.org>
UKFSN passes all profits to Free Software projects in the UK.
