Thread: Ethernet connection on Samsung V+ box
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Old 30-12-2008, 02:48   #10
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I feel privileged to be replied to by such an esteemed poster as yourself :-D.

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
They have one modem, but with two interfaces and two IP addresses. One for broadband and one for interactive. STBs use DOCSIS, except for Pace boxes on the Langley network which use DAVIC. The DOCSIS profile for interactive is typically 256K down / 192K up.
So why is interactive so damned slow? It feels slower than my old Netgem i-Player, with a 56Kbit modem and less processing power.

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
Yes, it can be downgraded to behave like a standard box, with no PVR functions and no HD.
No HD? Meaning that even BBC HD is unavailable without a V+ sub? I'm surprised that's allowed...

Thanks,
Sam
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