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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: Simon on December 30, 2002, 20:18

Title: Cable Broadband
Post by: Simon on December 30, 2002, 20:18

Here's a quick one - if a house has cable installed from a previous, but now removed, Cable TV installation, can this existing facility be used for Cable Broadband Internet?  If so, does it have to be with the original cable provider, or could a cable facility provided by, say NTL, then be used for Telewest Broadband?

Title: Re:Cable Broadband
Post by: Sandra on December 30, 2002, 20:28

I think you will find that whichever cable operator has taken over the area will be able to reconnect and enable cable broadband Simon  :-*

Title: Re:Cable Broadband
Post by: Simon on December 30, 2002, 20:54

OK, thanks Sandra!   :)

Title: Re:Cable Broadband
Post by: daveeb on December 30, 2002, 21:06

yup, once the installation has been done its there permanently. the same hard wiring can be used for subsequent setups.

 :)

Title: Re:Cable Broadband
Post by: Simon on December 30, 2002, 21:10

Brilliant!  Just what I wanted to hear.   :D

Title: Re:Cable Broadband
Post by: Tony on December 31, 2002, 13:49

Don't tell me,.......... you have a choice of broadband connectivity!!!!! you make me want to  :'( :'( :'(

Title: Re:Cable Broadband
Post by: bat69 on December 31, 2002, 13:52

What we need is the government to kick the telecoms industry into providing a menaingful service to ALL areas, not just the densely populated ones

There have been a few changes lately in the freeing up of licences etc, but more needs to be done.

Title: Re:Cable Broadband
Post by: daveeb on December 31, 2002, 14:38

the problem being that as they are now a private concern there is no compulsion on bt's part to provide a potentially loss making service anywhere.  i'd love to name just one example of a national company that was privatised and serves the community better than it did before but i cant think of one....hums the red flag...

Title: Re:Cable Broadband
Post by: bat69 on December 31, 2002, 14:41

Maybe we should NATIONALISE the government  :o :o :o

Title: Re:Cable Broadband
Post by: Rodders on December 31, 2002, 14:45

If we did that, the Tories would only flog it the next time they get in.   :(

Title: Re:Cable Broadband
Post by: bat69 on December 31, 2002, 14:51

I'm PMSL  ... this should be in the Joke category  ;D ;D ;D ;D