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andygrif · 27-09-2005, 11:49

We're planning a house move in the near future, probably to an area that is not cabled. I know that NTL offer broadband via ADSL, which for continuity of keeping my current email address I will consider seriously.

I don't want their phone line or calls via ntl and of course I cannot get TV from them - so this is just regarding broadband.

I phoned up last night, spent 20 minutes in a call queue and got through to a lady that was very friendly, but didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I explained as succinctly as I have in the first paragraph here what I was considering and then she started talking about getting TV channels, after confirming that the postcode of the new property was not passed by cable.

She then went on to tell me that I could have up to a 3mb broadband package, to which I asked if that was correct for ADSL. She said..AD..what?

Eventually we discovered what I had thought, in that I could get 1mb and 2mb and then I asked the question I am going to ask here (as she put me on hold to find out and then I mysteriously got disconnected!)

So the question is as follows:

Right now I have the Surfboard cable modem, which sports an RJ45 port which then plugs straight into my Linksys Wireless Router. Obviously the Surfboard will be a little use to me in new house, so ntl say that they will provide me with the ADSL modem to connect. I wanted to know if they provide one that us USB only or one that also has an RJ45 port so that I can plug it straight into the router.

I'm assuming it's the former, so the next question is really to ask advice as to the best course of action: Do I need to buy a different modem or would it be better to replace the router with one that's got an ADSL modem built-in?

Thanks for your help.

27-09-2005, 11:49	#1
andygrif Inactive Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,820	Moving House - Off-Net Broadband Question We're planning a house move in the near future, probably to an area that is not cabled. I know that NTL offer broadband via ADSL, which for continuity of keeping my current email address I will consider seriously. I don't want their phone line or calls via ntl and of course I cannot get TV from them - so this is just regarding broadband. I phoned up last night, spent 20 minutes in a call queue and got through to a lady that was very friendly, but didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I explained as succinctly as I have in the first paragraph here what I was considering and then she started talking about getting TV channels, after confirming that the postcode of the new property was not passed by cable. She then went on to tell me that I could have up to a 3mb broadband package, to which I asked if that was correct for ADSL. She said..AD..what? Eventually we discovered what I had thought, in that I could get 1mb and 2mb and then I asked the question I am going to ask here (as she put me on hold to find out and then I mysteriously got disconnected!) So the question is as follows: Right now I have the Surfboard cable modem, which sports an RJ45 port which then plugs straight into my Linksys Wireless Router. Obviously the Surfboard will be a little use to me in new house, so ntl say that they will provide me with the ADSL modem to connect. I wanted to know if they provide one that us USB only or one that also has an RJ45 port so that I can plug it straight into the router. I'm assuming it's the former, so the next question is really to ask advice as to the best course of action: Do I need to buy a different modem or would it be better to replace the router with one that's got an ADSL modem built-in? Thanks for your help.