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MovedGoalPosts · 22-03-2005, 19:32

It depends on which area you are in, whether you use the Set Top Box (STB) for the broadband, or have an additional Cable Modem (CM).

If you use the STB, for speeds over 1Mbps, you will have to have the Samsung. The PACE STBs aren't up to the faster speeds. However "installation" is simply a bit of ethernet cable to run from you STB to wherever your computer is. When mine was provided a couple of years ago, ntl just sent me the cables (and a CD) in a box for me to get on with. So no holes drilled by engineer, 'cos no engineer!

If you need a CM, then there would be a new cable run from the external ntl bos, to your new CM location. That will mean new holes in walls, unless you are mounting your CM outside!

22-03-2005, 19:32	#2
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 62 Posts: 15,868	Re: Thinking of getting Broadband It depends on which area you are in, whether you use the Set Top Box (STB) for the broadband, or have an additional Cable Modem (CM). If you use the STB, for speeds over 1Mbps, you will have to have the Samsung. The PACE STBs aren't up to the faster speeds. However "installation" is simply a bit of ethernet cable to run from you STB to wherever your computer is. When mine was provided a couple of years ago, ntl just sent me the cables (and a CD) in a box for me to get on with. So no holes drilled by engineer, 'cos no engineer! If you need a CM, then there would be a new cable run from the external ntl bos, to your new CM location. That will mean new holes in walls, unless you are mounting your CM outside!