Cable broadband and wireless router question

Hi all.
Can you use a normal wireless router (Speedtouch 580, with modem built
in) with cable broadband ? Or does it need a wireless router only -
i.e. without built in modem ?
Many thanks !

Jordan1 wrote:
> Hi all.
> Can you use a normal wireless router (Speedtouch 580, with modem
> built in) with cable broadband ? Or does it need a wireless router
> only - i.e. without built in modem ?
> Many thanks !

You could but it will be more difficult, far easier to buy the correct
box & darkhole the DSL router for when you get fed up with Virgin...

On 19 Feb, 19:53, "kraftee" <kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote:
> Jordan1 wrote:
> > Hi all.
> > Can you use a normal wireless router (Speedtouch 580, with modem
> > built in) with cable broadband ? Or does it need a wireless router
> > only - i.e. without built in modem ?
> > Many thanks !
>
> You could but it will be more difficult, far easier to buy the correct
> box & darkhole the DSL router for when you get fed up with Virgin...

that doesn't sound too good ... you're putting me off ! And I just
signed ....

Jordan1 wrote:
> On 19 Feb, 19:53, "kraftee" <kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote:
>> Jordan1 wrote:
>>> Hi all.
>>> Can you use a normal wireless router (Speedtouch 580, with modem
>>> built in) with cable broadband ? Or does it need a wireless router
>>> only - i.e. without built in modem ?
>>> Many thanks !
>>
>> You could but it will be more difficult, far easier to buy the
>> correct box & darkhole the DSL router for when you get fed up with
>> Virgin...
>
> that doesn't sound too good ... you're putting me off ! And I just
> signed ....

You haven't done much research then have you. Mind you, you could be
one of the lucky ones...

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:32:23 -0000, in uk.telecom.broadband ,
"kraftee" <kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote:

>You haven't done much research then have you. Mind you, you could be
>one of the lucky ones...

For what its worth I've been with ntl for some years now and the
service has been very good.

Virgin's adsl offering may have been dodgy (I've no idea) but remember
that ntl bought virgin's business, not the other way round.

--
Mark McIntyre

Jordan1 wrote:

> Can you use a normal wireless router (Speedtouch 580, with modem built
> in) with cable broadband ? Or does it need a wireless router only -
> i.e. without built in modem ?

Cable uses a totally different modem to adsl, and unless your router has
a non adsl "wan" port to connect to the cable modem, you're going to
need a plain router, rather than a router / modem combined.

Denis McMahon

kraftee wrote:
> Jordan1 wrote:
>> On 19 Feb, 19:53, "kraftee" <kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote:
>>> Jordan1 wrote:
>>>> Hi all.
>>>> Can you use a normal wireless router (Speedtouch 580, with modem
>>>> built in) with cable broadband ? Or does it need a wireless router
>>>> only - i.e. without built in modem ?
>>>> Many thanks !
>>> You could but it will be more difficult, far easier to buy the
>>> correct box & darkhole the DSL router for when you get fed up with
>>> Virgin...
>> that doesn't sound too good ... you're putting me off ! And I just
>> signed ....
>
> You haven't done much research then have you. Mind you, you could be
> one of the lucky ones...

The product is very good (I have been on BB with them for 7 years) but
you do have to phone up and shout at the billing department a couple of
times a year.