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louisg
10-01-2010, 17:45
hi, im buying a imac this week and want to know if its easy to set up for wireless 50 meg broadband. The other computers in the house are pcs.

Thanks Louis
chamelion
10-01-2010, 17:50
makes no difference.
Stuart
10-01-2010, 17:51
I don't have VM's 50 meg service, but I do have quite extensive experience of Macs. VM's 50 meg service should work as well on the Mac as it does a PC. Our Macs at work are connected by a 1 Gig LAN (1,000 ish meg) and can cope with those speeds easily, so should be able to cope with 50.
louisg
10-01-2010, 18:09
Thanks for reply. Is a case of just plugging it in or will i need a engineer call out to set it up?.

Its my first iMac so sorry for not knowing much.
Stuart
10-01-2010, 18:16
If you have a router, just plug it in to the router. It should pick up the necessary settings automatically.

If you don't, you need to plug it straight into the modem, then power down the modem and power it up again.
louisg
10-01-2010, 18:19
Hi im on 50 meg already so have both the VM Modem and Router.

Thanks
Stuart
10-01-2010, 18:21
Should be just a case of plug in and go then.
Peter_
10-01-2010, 18:33
Macs have no issues on any of the Virginmedia platforms and it works with the router flawlessly.
Chris
10-01-2010, 18:40
Thanks for reply. Is a case of just plugging it in or will i need a engineer call out to set it up?.

Its my first iMac so sorry for not knowing much.

Feel free to post any questions you have once you get your Mac, whether or not they have anything to do with your Virgin service. There are a few Mac users on here and we're always delighted to help. :wavey:
synner
10-01-2010, 21:07
Feel free to post any questions you have once you get your Mac, whether or not they have anything to do with your Virgin service. There are a few Mac users on here and we're always delighted to help. :wavey:

Yup !

My house is currently using an iMac, MacBook and I'm typing this on my MacBook Pro, all on VM 50Mb. No issues at all, in fact they're far easier to get connected than the couple of Windows laptops we have !

Any problems or questions with the Mac, feel free to ask (PM if you wish).

Most importantly though, enjoy it !

Bri
louisg
11-01-2010, 06:37
Thanks both, really appreciated. Delivery date is 1st Feb, but the chap said it might be quicker than that. Here's hoping ;)