On Thu, 2001-11-22 at 23:34, Tam McLaughlin wrote: > To be honest, I am going off the idea of homehighway now. > I probably use the net less than 6 hours a week, except for the > occasional linux cd image downloads and mp3 etc. > I will have to find an ISP, and pay for call charges and may not get > the use of the full 128k, have an extra analogue phone line I will not > use and have to set up extension kits. > I think this sounds ideal for someone who would use the net a lot more > than I do and for someone who works from home. > I may be better of sticking an NTL box onto the phone socket and get > totally free internet access (if I spend more than �10 calls/month) > and just wait until NTL can offer broadband in the street. I would not > mind someone getting an engaged tone on the phone as most people would > call my mobile if they had to contact me. I hope this does not sound > unreasonable after all the advice given here. > Tam.
I came to a similar decision recently when I moved out to the sticks, If you need high speed access and there aint a bb provider, you can get slow satalite internet for next to nothing and high speed duplexed satalite links for �100 a month which by the time you get two phonelines, two isp subscriptions etc etc, isnt going to be far off 100 quid. For now however i'm taking the bt anytime experience and having mixed results. David > > > Kevin White wrote: > > >>silly question but, surely you can specify where you want the sockets > >>to go? I would prefer the ISDN upstairs in the room I keep calling the > >>"server room" to my wife to wind her up, and the analogue downstairs. > >> > > > > If its still based on the "old" box i had then all the sockets are on the > > same physical box ( its about the size of an A4 sheet of paper , but a lot > > thicker ). You can choose wherabouts in your house the box goes ( as long as > > its not an exceptionally big house ) , but all the sockets will be located in > > the same place. > > > > You can then use extension kits to reach the rest of the house ( normal > > analogue ones and special ISDN extension kits for the digital lines ). > > Personally i had it installed into the office and set up DECT cordless phones > > for the rest of the house. > > > > Still its going to be a messy solution for me as my new house ( built to > > order by someone with a passion for phones ) has phone sockets wired into > > every room in the house and i won't be able to use them. > > > > KW > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk > http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
