<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Gary Kearley wrote: <blockquote cite="mid1163148534.5218.11.camel@dogbert" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Dominic, Thanks for your email, it is very informative for me, I am used to a "normal" Sky/BT/DSL ISP solution, but Cable is all new to me. Can I just ask a few more questions? </pre> </blockquote> Sure <blockquote cite="mid1163148534.5218.11.camel@dogbert" type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hi, I should declare an interest here as I work for ntl:Telewest. The cable installation is fairly straightforward: </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">Straightforward - that good then :-) </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> A Coaxial cable will be run to your house and "split" so that two separate cables are run to: a) Your STB for the TV </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">The wiring at the property has this "splitter" box outside, with a number of cables running to different rooms, how does this work for the telly? ie to get a signal in the two bedrooms and the living room? do I need three (in this instance) "set top boxes"? </pre> </blockquote> Yes - you will need one STB (set top box) per TV for cable in the same way as you do for Satellite or Freeview. <blockquote cite="mid1163148534.5218.11.camel@dogbert" type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> b) Your cable modem A separate twisted pair cable is run in to provide a "standard" telephone connection </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">So this means the phone is "normal" so I can forget about that, as it will look just like what I am used to, great. </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">The Cable modem has both Ethernet and USB ports - personally I always recommend people to use Ethernet. IP addresses are supplied by DHCP so all you need to do is plug it in and off you go! For WI-FI/Router you need a router whose upstream is Ethernet (to plug into the cable modem) - many are available from all the usual names. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">That's good, I can pick up one of these for about the £30 mark. Do they do a device which has a cable "modem" built in? like my current dsl wifi box, so I can reduce clutter? if so, can you point out a few to </pre> </blockquote> Although these are made they are not used in the UK for consumers - The Cable Modem remains the property of the Cable Company - the downside is you end up with one extra box - the upside (which is more important in my opinion) is that if there is a fault then ntl/Telewest is responsible for diagnosing and if necessary swapping out the Cable Modem, this simplifies troubleshooting for both the company and the customer as there and not X hundred different types of modem to support. <blockquote cite="mid1163148534.5218.11.camel@dogbert" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">me? </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> Dom </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Dom, your email is very very helpful, once more, cheers Gary </pre> </blockquote> If you need any further info then there are some very good forums about (such as <a href="http://www.chetnet.co.uk/portal/">this</a> one). Again these are my personal views only but I am glad to help. Dom </body> </html>