Broadband tommorrow?

Tommorrow between 9 and 5 according to BTbroadband they are installing it!
According to the website the modem is delivered tomorrow What happens now,
does an engineer visit the house or do I go out in the morning and when I
return at night it's all magically set up?
Or.... is that just the beginning of long periods on the phone trying to
sort things out!!

Des

"Des" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Tommorrow between 9 and 5 according to BTbroadband they are installing it!
> According to the website the modem is delivered tomorrow What happens now,
> does an engineer visit the house or do I go out in the morning and when I
> return at night it's all magically set up?
> Or.... is that just the beginning of long periods on the phone trying to
> sort things out!!
>
> Des
>

Your guess is as good as ours!

If your modem arrives on tme, then presumably you`ll get home to find a
modem and an active ADSL line.

My line was active before the modem arrived here, but then broadband was
already available on the exchange a few weeks before.

Good luck with it all....

no need for visit; done from exchange.
Set up modem + if red led shows youre not synching with ADSL yet; when
it goes green, surf away!

> Or.... is that just the beginning of long periods on the phone trying to
> sort things out!!
>
> Des

Possibly if you are getting a USB modem, still time to go out and get a
proper router.

Dave

"dave stanton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Or.... is that just the beginning of long periods on the phone trying to
> > sort things out!!
> >
> > Des
>
> Possibly if you are getting a USB modem, still time to go out and get a
> proper router.

Yes USB first, then go for a wireless router, thats the plan anyway! as I
type waiting patiently for the Postman with my modem! yesterday he came at
9am, today it will be late afternoon!!
Oh well after 20+ years of dial up from Prestel 14Kb IIRC with a Demon modem
to the dizzy heights of 56Kb, now let's see what all the fuss is about...

Des

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> "dave stanton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >
> > > Or.... is that just the beginning of long periods on the phone trying to
> > > sort things out!!
> > >
> > > Des
> >
> > Possibly if you are getting a USB modem, still time to go out and get a
> > proper router.
>
> Yes USB first, then go for a wireless router, thats the plan anyway! as I
> type waiting patiently for the Postman with my modem! yesterday he came at
> 9am, today it will be late afternoon!!
> Oh well after 20+ years of dial up from Prestel 14Kb IIRC with a Demon modem
> to the dizzy heights of 56Kb, now let's see what all the fuss is about...

I ended up having to replace a microfilter, but even 512K broadband is a
revelation. And the always-on nature makes a difference to how you use
the net. Unless you're after a lot of data. it's the latter you notice
more. Suddenly you're in the Googleverse 24/7

And a couple of times I've found myself grabbing a file off the net a
second time, rather than looking for the CD I burnt a couple of months
back.


--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"I am Number Two," said Penfold. "You are Number Six."

"Des" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "dave stanton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> > Or.... is that just the beginning of long periods on the phone trying
>> > to
>> > sort things out!!
>> >
>> > Des
>>
>> Possibly if you are getting a USB modem, still time to go out and get a
>> proper router.
>
> Yes USB first, then go for a wireless router, thats the plan anyway! as I
> type waiting patiently for the Postman with my modem! yesterday he came
> at
> 9am, today it will be late afternoon!!
> Oh well after 20+ years of dial up from Prestel 14Kb IIRC with a Demon
> modem
> to the dizzy heights of 56Kb, now let's see what all the fuss is about...
>
> Des

What speed are you going on Des? 512K, 1Mb or 2Mb?

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> "Des" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > "dave stanton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >> > Or.... is that just the beginning of long periods on the phone trying
> >> > to
> >> > sort things out!!
> >> >
> >> > Des
> >>
> >> Possibly if you are getting a USB modem, still time to go out and get a
> >> proper router.
> >
> > Yes USB first, then go for a wireless router, thats the plan anyway! as
I
> > type waiting patiently for the Postman with my modem! yesterday he came
> > at
> > 9am, today it will be late afternoon!!
> > Oh well after 20+ years of dial up from Prestel 14Kb IIRC with a Demon
> > modem
> > to the dizzy heights of 56Kb, now let's see what all the fuss is
about...
> >
> > Des
>
> What speed are you going on Des? 512K, 1Mb or 2Mb?
>
I am on 2Mb coutesy of BT, but amazed they have sent me a Voyager 205
Router, i would have assumed a simple USB modem would have arrived!
Mind you as I write I am still using ntl dial up, after loading software,
crash reload / crash repeat ad infinitum!
The router is on, the ethernet light is on, the dsl light flashes! ,
and.......well that's about it

Des

"Des" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am on 2Mb coutesy of BT, but amazed they have sent me a Voyager 205
> Router, i would have assumed a simple USB modem would have arrived!
> Mind you as I write I am still using ntl dial up, after loading software,
> crash reload / crash repeat ad infinitum!
> The router is on, the ethernet light is on, the dsl light flashes! ,
> and.......well that's about it
>
> Des

Unfortunately I'm with Tiscali, I'm on 512k, and it looks like because they
won't deliver on thier promises, I can't upgrade to 1Mbit, without being
stung with a capped service! Good luck with the broadband.

Steve

> And a couple of times I've found myself grabbing a file off the net a
> second time, rather than looking for the CD I burnt a couple of months
> back.

I thought only I did that <g>

Dave