router LAN speed ? is it 1 gig ?
Ok thanks buddy, i was thinking if it was 1gb LAN it would give me a reason for moving from NTL 
tim
tim
Well spotted that man yes i did sign up with Plus Net and i almost had the BT man round to install the phone line, just before this i had a call from BT asking me about moving my phone number from NTL to BT (i had already understood that Plus Net couldn't actually guarantee that, as result i had explicitly said don't do it anyway), so when BT phoned about moving my number from NTL, i then phoned up NTL who then VERY EASILY knocked £7 off of my monthly bill TO STAY !.
When i had got connected up with PLUS NET, i was quite prepared to have a month of having both NTL and PlusNet services available to me, to make sure that my PlusNet service was up to expectations, before i left NTL, i wasn't bothered about the phone number as it would have been a good way to avoid the illicit phone calls i had been getting.
Phew, did you follow all that buddy ?. Right from the beginning i had been thinking that BT might have a problem with my old unused BT line where it goes into the house, i think it got attacked by a timmytoad powered spade many many years ago etc. etc. having the BT engineer come to install PlusNet was going to be the easiest way, i thought, of finding out if it was damaged.
However as it turned out with £7 knocked off my NTL bill i didn't need to go with plus net and i got all my money back paid for the BT mans visit etc.
And then i got myself a 1gig Network drive Network and a 1gig LAN router to go with my old NTL router, shortly afterwards my NTL internet was very intermittent so NTL fitted a new Router combined with a Modem (making my 1 gig router redundant !) and then i found out that the new NTL Router/Modem WAS NOT 1gig LAN !!!!! so for now i have solved the lack of speed problem by connecting the Network drive direct to my Lap Top with 1gig ethernet socket !.
goodness i got a bit carried away with all that eh
and for some reason i haven't been getting the unwanted phone calls either
tim
jim:quote]
yes i did sign up with Plus Net and i almost had the BT man round to install the phone line, just before this i had a call from BT asking me about moving my phone number from NTL to BT (i had already understood that Plus Net couldn't actually guarantee that, as result i had explicitly said don't do it anyway), so when BT phoned about moving my number from NTL, i then phoned up NTL who then VERY EASILY knocked £7 off of my monthly bill TO STAY !.When i had got connected up with PLUS NET, i was quite prepared to have a month of having both NTL and PlusNet services available to me, to make sure that my PlusNet service was up to expectations, before i left NTL, i wasn't bothered about the phone number as it would have been a good way to avoid the illicit phone calls i had been getting.
Phew, did you follow all that buddy ?. Right from the beginning i had been thinking that BT might have a problem with my old unused BT line where it goes into the house, i think it got attacked by a timmytoad powered spade many many years ago etc. etc. having the BT engineer come to install PlusNet was going to be the easiest way, i thought, of finding out if it was damaged.
However as it turned out with £7 knocked off my NTL bill i didn't need to go with plus net and i got all my money back paid for the BT mans visit etc.
And then i got myself a 1gig Network drive Network and a 1gig LAN router to go with my old NTL router, shortly afterwards my NTL internet was very intermittent so NTL fitted a new Router combined with a Modem (making my 1 gig router redundant !) and then i found out that the new NTL Router/Modem WAS NOT 1gig LAN !!!!! so for now i have solved the lack of speed problem by connecting the Network drive direct to my Lap Top with 1gig ethernet socket !.
goodness i got a bit carried away with all that eh
and for some reason i haven't been getting the unwanted phone calls eithertim
jim:quote]
That sounds like you got a really good deal - shows what a bit of competition will do 
Hi OldJim, i did come out of it OK
Sorry you had to EDIT some of my previous post, i didn't realise i had said ANYTHING out of place ?.
Tim
Sorry you had to EDIT some of my previous post, i didn't realise i had said ANYTHING out of place ?.
Tim
Only quoted the post above completely.
Don't let it bother you - we have a short cut to put the comment in - saves loads of typing
Don't let it bother you - we have a short cut to put the comment in - saves loads of typing
Why worry about gigabit routers when you can add this to make your LAN gigabit? It's hardly going to break the bank!
Heck, even a Netgear GS105 (one of the sturdy Netgear metal boxes that if you drop you risk serious damage - to the floor) is under £40!
Heck, even a Netgear GS105 (one of the sturdy Netgear metal boxes that if you drop you risk serious damage - to the floor) is under £40!
Using a switch like that wouldn't prevent you using the wireless on the router!