Router upstairs in back bedroom.
Freesat set top box downstairs in living room.
Master phone socket at the bottom of the stairs.
Homeplug's far easier in such a scenario - which is the scenario in my
house.
Freesat are a joint venture, 50% owned by the BBC and 50% owned by ITV
plc, so it's not really Auntie's brand. They have taken the decision to
inform the public that there are different ways to connect their set top
box using the various available methods - ethernet, Homeplug and
wireless bridge. All are legal and valid at this time.
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Butterworth
Sent: 14 December 2009 17:31
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [backstage] Is this BBC "Homeplug" product legal?
As someone who has been responsible for installation of enough
cat5 to ....
Why would you want to use a HomePlug? People used to have
landline phones upstairs, and everyone was happy with wires for that.
HomePlug is not just pointless, it is expensive and is to radio hams as
light pollution is to astronomers.
Is there something ... not iPlayer ... about a cat5 cable?
I can understand BT doing Homeplug, because BT is a telco, but
Freesat is Auntie's brand!
2009/12/14 Mo McRoberts <[email protected]>
On 14-Dec-2009, at 16:29, Brian Butterworth wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0ttLGbZI7k
>
> Nice video - but it's using these
http://www.homeplugs.co.uk/ "Homeplug adaptor".
>
> I can't find anywhere where it says that these
Homeplug things are legal. They didn't used to be.
They've been sold in the UK since the late 80s...
> Can someone point out where I can find where it says
they are legit?
>
> A number of trolls have descended on my site saying
that they are not, and I can't find a definitive answer.
There's an going dispute between the The Radio Society
and Ofcom (see
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/04/power_line_networking/), but kit
compliant with the standards is perfectly legal.
M.
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