ADSL modem from US

Would an ADSL modem/wireless router combi thingy bought in the US work here?

Pete.

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"Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Would an ADSL modem/wireless router combi thingy bought in the US
> work here?

Probably, provided it can be configured for PPPoA and either VCMux or
LLC encapsulation.

However, the firmware will likely be set for the US regulatory
domain, which has 11 channels (the UK allows 13) and a maximum 1W
radiated power (the UK allows 100mW).

I think you'll be OK - and unless you cause interference no-one will
be hunting you down...

Hope this helps

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"Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Would an ADSL modem/wireless router combi thingy bought in the US work
here?


We use 240 Volts they use 110 Volts.

"Informer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> > Would an ADSL modem/wireless router combi thingy bought in the US work
> here?
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>
> We use 240 Volts they use 110 Volts.
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>

Makes no odd's as most adsl modem's are DC anyway

Ronny wrote:
> "Informer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>>> Would an ADSL modem/wireless router combi thingy bought in the US
>>> work here?
>>
>>
>> We use 240 Volts they use 110 Volts.
>>
>>
>
> Makes no odd's as most adsl modem's are DC anyway

Maybe, but my modem/router was provided with an external DC PSU which was
240V, 13A 3-pin module. I imagine the OP's will have a similar PSU so at
the very least this will need replacing, even if it is compatible
comms-wise.

Well, that would be good, The reason I ask is that our current router just
isn't powerful enough, we get a lot of signal dropouts!!

Pete.


"Richard Perkin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:c79bt4$1ca$(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > Would an ADSL modem/wireless router combi thingy bought in the US
> > work here?
>
> Probably, provided it can be configured for PPPoA and either VCMux or
> LLC encapsulation.
>
> However, the firmware will likely be set for the US regulatory
> domain, which has 11 channels (the UK allows 13) and a maximum 1W
> radiated power (the UK allows 100mW).
>
> I think you'll be OK - and unless you cause interference no-one will
> be hunting you down...
>
> Hope this helps
>
> --
>
> Richard Perkin
> To email me, change the AT in the address below
> richard.perkinATmyrealbox.com
>
> It's is not, it isn't ain't, and it's it's, not its, if you mean it
> is. If you don't, it's its. Then too, it's hers. It isn't her's.
> It isn't our's either. It's ours, and likewise yours and theirs.
> -- Oxford University Press, Edpress News

On Wed, 5 May 2004 06:45:13 +0100, in uk.telecom.broadband "Informer"
<(E-Mail Removed)> strung together this:

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>"Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:c79bt4$1ca$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Would an ADSL modem/wireless router combi thingy bought in the US work
>here?
>
>
>We use 240 Volts they use 110 Volts.
>
Most PSU's are 100-250V input.
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>Probably, provided it can be configured for PPPoA

BT has changed their setup and apparently PPPoE (as used in US) will now
work on BT lines too.
Regards,
Martin

Lurch <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On Wed, 5 May 2004 06:45:13 +0100, in uk.telecom.broadband "Informer"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> strung together this:
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>>"Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:c79bt4$1ca$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Would an ADSL modem/wireless router combi thingy bought in the US work
>>here?
>>
>>
>>We use 240 Volts they use 110 Volts.
>>
> Most PSU's are 100-250V input.

Essentially no lower-end stuff except stuff designed for the travel market
is.
It adds to the cost.
In bulk, plug-in fixed voltage adaptors of low wattage cost not much more
than a pound.

Variable voltage ones are maybe a fiver.