ISP who provides Free Cable Modem with Ethernet?

All,

New to this group. But was hoping someone could help.

We are shortly to move from an NTL area to central Birmingham (which I
believe has no cable provider).

So it looks like we will be going over to a broadband provider via a BT line
(which is a novelty to us). Also a bit of a pain as we use Vonage for VOIP -
so a phone line is a bit of a waste.. but anyway...

My real question comes down to hardware. I have my infrastructure here all
using Ethernet. I don't really want to go to a USB cable modem with an
always on PC. This is not something I have ever thought of before as NTL
(despite other sins) have always provided an Ethernet/USB dual modem for
free.

Do any of the Broadband providers do the same? All the ones I can find are
USB modem only - with a typical 70 pound hardware cost to get the Ethernet
modem?

TIA,
Robin

Robin wrote:
> All,
>
> New to this group. But was hoping someone could help.
>
> We are shortly to move from an NTL area to central Birmingham (which I
> believe has no cable provider).
>
> So it looks like we will be going over to a broadband provider via a BT line
> (which is a novelty to us). Also a bit of a pain as we use Vonage for VOIP -
> so a phone line is a bit of a waste.. but anyway...
>
> My real question comes down to hardware. I have my infrastructure here all
> using Ethernet. I don't really want to go to a USB cable modem with an
> always on PC. This is not something I have ever thought of before as NTL
> (despite other sins) have always provided an Ethernet/USB dual modem for
> free.
>
> Do any of the Broadband providers do the same? All the ones I can find are
> USB modem only - with a typical 70 pound hardware cost to get the Ethernet
> modem?
>
> TIA,
> Robin
>
>

Telewest covers Birmingham, which part exactly do you mean by central?

Its got a B1 postcode.
One of the flats right in the centre, by the library.

Telewest website reckons they don't serve the postcode when I checked
yesterday...

Thanks though,
Robin


"bacillus cereus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Robin wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> New to this group. But was hoping someone could help.
>>
>> We are shortly to move from an NTL area to central Birmingham (which I
>> believe has no cable provider).
>>
>> So it looks like we will be going over to a broadband provider via a BT
>> line (which is a novelty to us). Also a bit of a pain as we use Vonage
>> for VOIP - so a phone line is a bit of a waste.. but anyway...
>>
>> My real question comes down to hardware. I have my infrastructure here
>> all using Ethernet. I don't really want to go to a USB cable modem with
>> an always on PC. This is not something I have ever thought of before as
>> NTL (despite other sins) have always provided an Ethernet/USB dual modem
>> for free.
>>
>> Do any of the Broadband providers do the same? All the ones I can find
>> are USB modem only - with a typical 70 pound hardware cost to get the
>> Ethernet modem?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Robin
>
> Telewest covers Birmingham, which part exactly do you mean by central?

"Robin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B_sJe.22886$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> So it looks like we will be going over to a broadband provider via a BT
>> line
> (which is a novelty to us). Also a bit of a pain as we use Vonage for
> VOIP - so a phone line is a bit of a waste.. but anyway...
>
> My real question comes down to hardware. I have my infrastructure here all
> using Ethernet. I don't really want to go to a USB cable modem with an
> always on PC. This is not something I have ever thought of before as NTL
> (despite other sins) have always provided an Ethernet/USB dual modem for
> free.
>
> Do any of the Broadband providers do the same? All the ones I can find are
> USB modem only - with a typical 70 pound hardware cost to get the Ethernet
> modem?

With BT based broadband you will be using ADSL so will need a ADSL modem and
not a cable modem

There are one or two ISP's whose "free USB modems" include a ethernet
socket - including BT's own ISP's (excluding the cheapest BT Broadband Basic
tariff)

However, I would choose your ISP on the features you want and not worry
about the modem they may/may not bundle with it - as you can buy ethernet
ADSL modems for under £20 from somewhere like http://www.ebuyer.com/ (try
Quickfind code: 48449 for instance)

Regards
Sunil

Useful stuff - thanks.

Sorry, have *always* been on NTL, so I use the term "Cable Modem" out of
habit when I don't mean it...

Robin

"Sunil Sood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Robin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B_sJe.22886$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> So it looks like we will be going over to a broadband provider via a BT
>>> line
>> (which is a novelty to us). Also a bit of a pain as we use Vonage for
>> VOIP - so a phone line is a bit of a waste.. but anyway...
>>
>> My real question comes down to hardware. I have my infrastructure here
>> all using Ethernet. I don't really want to go to a USB cable modem with
>> an always on PC. This is not something I have ever thought of before as
>> NTL (despite other sins) have always provided an Ethernet/USB dual modem
>> for free.
>>
>> Do any of the Broadband providers do the same? All the ones I can find
>> are USB modem only - with a typical 70 pound hardware cost to get the
>> Ethernet modem?
>
> With BT based broadband you will be using ADSL so will need a ADSL modem
> and not a cable modem
>
> There are one or two ISP's whose "free USB modems" include a ethernet
> socket - including BT's own ISP's (excluding the cheapest BT Broadband
> Basic tariff)
>
> However, I would choose your ISP on the features you want and not worry
> about the modem they may/may not bundle with it - as you can buy ethernet
> ADSL modems for under £20 from somewhere like http://www.ebuyer.com/ (try
> Quickfind code: 48449 for instance)
>
> Regards
> Sunil
>

Sunil Sood proclaimed...

> However, I would choose your ISP on the features you want and not worry
> about the modem they may/may not bundle with it - as you can buy ethernet
> ADSL modems for under £20 from somewhere like http://www.ebuyer.com/ (try
> Quickfind code: 48449 for instance)

hehe, man that's a cheap router

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Hi Robin,

If you don't find an ISP that helps re ethernet modem then you
could look here for starters ..............

http://www.adslguide.org/hardware/re...nk-dsl300t.asp

Good Luck

Billy

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"Robin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B_sJe.22886$(E-Mail Removed)...
> All,
>
> New to this group. But was hoping someone could help.
>
> We are shortly to move from an NTL area to central Birmingham (which I
> believe has no cable provider).
>
> So it looks like we will be going over to a broadband provider via a BT
line
> (which is a novelty to us). Also a bit of a pain as we use Vonage for
VOIP -
> so a phone line is a bit of a waste.. but anyway...
>
> My real question comes down to hardware. I have my infrastructure here all
> using Ethernet. I don't really want to go to a USB cable modem with an
> always on PC. This is not something I have ever thought of before as NTL
> (despite other sins) have always provided an Ethernet/USB dual modem for
> free.
>
> Do any of the Broadband providers do the same? All the ones I can find are
> USB modem only - with a typical 70 pound hardware cost to get the Ethernet
> modem?
>
> TIA,
> Robin
>
>

"Robin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B_sJe.22886$(E-Mail Removed)...
> All,
>
> New to this group. But was hoping someone could help.
>
> We are shortly to move from an NTL area to central Birmingham (which I
> believe has no cable provider).
>
> So it looks like we will be going over to a broadband provider via a BT
line
> (which is a novelty to us). Also a bit of a pain as we use Vonage for
VOIP -
> so a phone line is a bit of a waste.. but anyway...
>
> My real question comes down to hardware. I have my infrastructure here all
> using Ethernet. I don't really want to go to a USB cable modem with an
> always on PC. This is not something I have ever thought of before as NTL
> (despite other sins) have always provided an Ethernet/USB dual modem for
> free.
>
> Do any of the Broadband providers do the same? All the ones I can find are
> USB modem only - with a typical 70 pound hardware cost to get the Ethernet
> modem?
>
> TIA,
> Robin
>
Wanadoo supply a free modem.
Blair

Thus spaketh Stri:
> Sunil Sood proclaimed...
>
>> However, I would choose your ISP on the features you want and not
>> worry about the modem they may/may not bundle with it - as you can
>> buy ethernet ADSL modems for under £20 from somewhere like
>> http://www.ebuyer.com/ (try Quickfind code: 48449 for instance)
>
> hehe, man that's a cheap router


And very good too!


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"Robin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B_sJe.22886$(E-Mail Removed)...
> All,
>
> New to this group. But was hoping someone could help.
>
> We are shortly to move from an NTL area to central Birmingham (which I
> believe has no cable provider).
>
> So it looks like we will be going over to a broadband provider via a BT
line
> (which is a novelty to us). Also a bit of a pain as we use Vonage for
VOIP -
> so a phone line is a bit of a waste.. but anyway...
>
> My real question comes down to hardware. I have my infrastructure here all
> using Ethernet. I don't really want to go to a USB cable modem with an
> always on PC. This is not something I have ever thought of before as NTL
> (despite other sins) have always provided an Ethernet/USB dual modem for
> free.
>
> Do any of the Broadband providers do the same? All the ones I can find are
> USB modem only - with a typical 70 pound hardware cost to get the Ethernet
> modem?
>
> TIA,
> Robin
>
I have just signed up to BTbroadband the middle package (not yahoo!) and
they supplied me with a 2 port adsl modem router, one ethernet port and one
USB port, and the modem is recognised as a 'GlobespanVirata UPnP IGD in
Viking' in my network, all I need is broadband to see if it works!

Des