Quick question: Additional Cable Modem

[smallclone]

Hi,

I have my internet upstairs. The cable comes through the top of the house.

The tv services have a cable comign through the bottom of the house.

If I wanted to get online with a laptop in the same room as the tv services, I assume I would need a splitter to split the tv cable into 2, then get an additional cable modem, power supply and ethernet cable?

Do I have to purchase these myself? Or will Virgin install and provide them?

Many Thanks

You can only have one modem on one domestic account. If you want to attach more than one computer to the service, you attach a router to your existing modem, and then connect all your computers to the router - wirelessly if at all possible.

[smallclone]

Originally Posted by Chris

You can only have one modem on one domestic account. If you want to attach more than one computer to the service, you attach a router to your existing modem, and then connect all your computers to the router - wirelessly if at all possible.

Ok thanks Chris.

Will the router / install be provided by VM?

You can get one from them, but it's reputedly not very good. You can get your own from PC World or similar for about £40.

... either way, they won't install it for you, but they don't need to, it's quite straightforward.

[smallclone]

Thanks again. I assume there are no compatibility issues with any wireless routers? Most on the market work with VM?

[MovedGoalPosts]

You want a standalone DSL router, not one with any inbuilt ADSL modem which work only with BT type connections.

Rob, I think you mean 'standalone router' without DSL ... usually sold by PC World as a 'cable router'.

[Graham M]

They're normally marketed as DSL Routers which is where the confusion often lies

[smallclone]

Any chance you could give me a few links to the type of kit I need?

much thanks

[Stephen]

This link is for all the Cable routers that PC world sell

Click Here

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by smallclone

Any chance you could give me a few links to the type of kit I need?

much thanks

This will give you an idea but you may wish to google for better deals

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__cable...=228459_228460

[smallclone]

Great. cheers guys.

[jb66]

I disagree I think the d-link router that they supply is impressive! I'd recommend against buying another one at PC World as the OP may need support setting it up from VM, also if it fails VM will replace it, PC world will only have a 1 year guarantee. Oh and it'll be free!

[Matt-08]

Originally Posted by jb66

I disagree I think the d-link router that they supply is impressive! I'd recommend against buying another one at PC World as the OP may need support setting it up from VM, also if it fails VM will replace it, PC world will only have a 1 year guarantee. Oh and it'll be free!

And I'm told VM offer a 2 year guarantee.

I'd always go with Netgear or Linksys, the WNR2000 by Netgear supplied by VM worked great for me, but it refused to work well with my iPod Touch playing YouTube.

I now have a Linksys WRT160N and that carries a 2 year guarantee. I'd recommend anyone wanting a trouble free connection to avoid Belkin at all costs. PC World like to push these but I would advise against.

[Zhadnost]

I've gone off linksys kit, having nearly everything I've bought from them having stopped working in one way or another within 6 months. Including 3 rackmount switches, a PoE injector/splitter kit, a Deskop Gigabit switch (the replacement one they sent also didn't work, could have bought a replacement one for the cost of shipping to holland twice), an Access point that worked for less than a week before it stopped being PoE capable, and I'm pretty sure there must be something else, but I can't think of it atm.

The old WAP54G / WRT54G / WRT54GS / WRT54GL 's I had all worked flawlessly, it's just eveything I've bought that's newer.