[SWLUG] Broadband in Ponty.

[Mike C]

Cheers Steve, PlusNet does look good as well.

Yeah, i'd heard that BT/NTL should be avoided. Luckily this list is giving 
some good recommendations ;-)

On the hardware front, I might just get a combo ADSL-modem/wireless-router and 
use my existing non-ADSL-router as an access point.

Mike

On Sunday 13 Mar 2005 10:19, Steve Hill wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Mar 2005, Mike C wrote:
> > My question is, does anyone have a good recommendation for a broadband
> > provider? BT themselves do a good 2mb package but i'm a bit wary of them.
>
> I recommend PlusNet - I've been with them for about 3 years now and have
> found their network very stable with pretty good support.  They're just
> about to change the way they charge for internet access - instead of
> charging you by connection speed they're going to give everyone the
> maximum bandiwdth their DSL lines will support and cap the amount you can
> download per month.  For some people this won't be good but it'll work
> well for me - I don't download anywhere near 30 gig a month but for the
> downloads I do make the extra speed would be nice.
>
> Personally I would steer clear of BT - neither BT nor NTL seem to have any
> idea how to run an ISP and I probably see more problems with them when
> dealing with customers at work than any other ISP.  I believe that both BT
> and NTL have also got a pretty bad reputation for dealing with abuse
> reports, etc too.
>
> > The other question is, where do i stand with my wireless network? Would
> > it be possible to use a combo ADSL-modem/router and forward it to my
> > non-ADSL wireless router and carry on as normal? Are there any potential
> > Linux-related pitfalls i should be wary of?
>
> You can either buy a plain ethernet DSL router and plug it into your
> wireless access point, or you can buy a wireless DSL router.  There's no
> real advantage either way although it might be marginally easier to set it
> up if it's all in one box since then there is only one place to fiddle
> settings.  You shouldn't have any Linux related problems since it's
> connecting over the network rather than USB.
>
> Just remember to secure the wireless network properly so your neighbours
> don't get free internet access :)
>
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>
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