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**Chris** · 19-02-2004, 13:22

We are moving house later this year and even if the new house is ntl cabled I won't necessarily take ntl services any more. So, I need to look at ADSL. The problem I am consistently finding is that suppiers offer a free modem, or at least one included in the rental cost of their domestic services, and the unit on offer invariably seems to be USB-capable only.

I have no intention whatsoever of using USB for my broadband while there's a nice ethernet port on the side of my iMac. Besides, my trusty Belkin Bus Station is running out of spare ports! So, am I not looking hard enough for someone who will bundle an ethernet modem, or am I going to have to buy the modem I want and then find a service with no 'free' or rental modem bundled?

19-02-2004, 13:22	#1
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,607	ADSL companies supplying an ethernet modem We are moving house later this year and even if the new house is ntl cabled I won't necessarily take ntl services any more. So, I need to look at ADSL. The problem I am consistently finding is that suppiers offer a free modem, or at least one included in the rental cost of their domestic services, and the unit on offer invariably seems to be USB-capable only. I have no intention whatsoever of using USB for my broadband while there's a nice ethernet port on the side of my iMac. Besides, my trusty Belkin Bus Station is running out of spare ports! So, am I not looking hard enough for someone who will bundle an ethernet modem, or am I going to have to buy the modem I want and then find a service with no 'free' or rental modem bundled?