Taking my UK ADSL kit to France (slightly OT)

I'm moving to France for a while and will have ADSL set up on my France
Telecom phone line.

Will I be able to use my UK purchased ADSL wireless router there? Obviously
I'll have to set things up again but are the ADSL services basically the
same? And will my ADSL filters be suitable there?

Lastly, anyone know if my DECT phone will be ok there?

Thanks.

> I'm moving to France for a while and will have ADSL set up on my
> France Telecom phone line.
>
> Will I be able to use my UK purchased ADSL wireless router there?
> Obviously I'll have to set things up again but are the ADSL services
> basically the same? And will my ADSL filters be suitable there?
>
> Lastly, anyone know if my DECT phone will be ok there?

Apart from the phone sockets being different you need to check the wireless
setting because France has some draconian laws on using certain channels.
This is because the military use them and they are quite capable of seizing
the kit.

Peter Crosland

"Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> Apart from the phone sockets being different you need to check the
wireless
> setting because France has some draconian laws on using certain channels.
> This is because the military use them and they are quite capable of
seizing
> the kit.
>
> Peter Crosland

Aparently channels 10, 11, 12 and 13 are OK in France. But none below
that.....

"Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > I'm moving to France for a while and will have ADSL set
> > up on my France Telecom phone line.
> >
> > Will I be able to use my UK purchased ADSL wireless
> > router there? Obviously I'll have to set things up
> > again but are the ADSL services basically the same? And will my ADSL
> > filters be suitable there? Lastly, anyone know if my DECT phone will
> > be ok there?
>
> Apart from the phone sockets being different you need to
> check the wireless setting because France has some
> draconian laws on using certain channels. This is because
> the military use them and they are quite capable of
> seizing the kit.

How do they detect that you're using a specific channel..? Do they drive
along streets looking for wireless networks..? I thought there were laws
against that ;-)

Besides, unless you're living on top of a military base, how would the
puny output of a wireless router interfere with (presumably)
well-engineered military-spec equipment..?


Ivor