Cable Forum - View Single Post - change from wired to wireless on virgin??

Pauls9 · 18-12-2009, 10:16

There are two main ways for broadband to come into your home: via the telephone line (ADSL) or via cable (err - cable). The two systems are very different and so an ADSL modem won't work on a cable connection and vice versa. Since we've established that you've got a cable connection, forget about anything to do with ADSL and concentrate on cable systems. If it says ADSL it won't work in your system.

In a cable system, you keep the modem and connect a cable router to its output (where it previously connected to your computer). You can then connect a number of computers to the router, with wire or wireless.

You don't replace the modem (and VM would be annoyed if you did). Since you're not replacing VM's modem, they are not concerned with what you're doing on your side of it.

18-12-2009, 10:16	#15
Pauls9 Inactive Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Guildford, Surrey Services: VM TVM HD, BBL, phone; BT phone; Freeview. Posts: 982	Re: change from wired to wireless on virgin?? There are two main ways for broadband to come into your home: via the telephone line (ADSL) or via cable (err - cable). The two systems are very different and so an ADSL modem won't work on a cable connection and vice versa. Since we've established that you've got a cable connection, forget about anything to do with ADSL and concentrate on cable systems. If it says ADSL it won't work in your system. In a cable system, you keep the modem and connect a cable router to its output (where it previously connected to your computer). You can then connect a number of computers to the router, with wire or wireless. You don't replace the modem (and VM would be annoyed if you did). Since you're not replacing VM's modem, they are not concerned with what you're doing on your side of it.