Re: ISP & Router Needed

[Raymond Kelly <ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If your working from home as a 'business' then you should have a
business level service. That's basically the main difference in price.
You'ff find that the price will be =A325 instead of =A315 a month. You
then need to think about web sites, fixed Ip maybe and possible
hosting.
For the record I've got Pipex.

Ray


On 12/01/06, Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) <haweste@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well...I've sold my soul to the devil and quit my staff job to go
contrac=
t. It all seemed a good idea at the time...
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> Anyway, this means I need to sort out my own high-speed internet
service =
along with a suitable modem/router etc. There's no cable in my area so
it's=
ADSL-only, and the on-line BT checker indicates I can get speeds up to 2me=
g.
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> I've had a look at www.adslguide.org and there appears to be a few
tiers =
of service: A&A / Nildram / Plusnet / Zen etc. who get the highest
ratings,=
but also charge the most, then there's a second tier which includes Wanado=
o and at a slightly lower cost, then a third tier with people like
virgin.n=
et / talktalk / BT-Yahoo etc. at much the same price as the 2nd tier.
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> Wanadoo will do 8meg for =A314.99 (1st 6 months, then =A317.99) if the
ex=
change is suitable, mine isn't however :-(   So I'd get a 2meg service.
> Anyone else here on Wanadoo, or can think of a reason not to go with
them=
?
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> I will be working form home some of the time, but not all. Other than
tha=
t I only need a connection for email, general web surfing, banking etc. A
2=
or 3GB monthly limit should probably be ok.
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> Wanadoo 8meg broadband
> http://tinyurl.com/cgkr8
> Or http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/broadbandaccess/default.htm?link=3DStrea=
mName_MIB_all_8Meg_running&cd_source=3Dwinkle#
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> That's the ISP sorted, now what about the modem/router. Wanadoo will
supp=
ly a free USB one, however I want to share the connection with a couple of
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other machines. The Draytek Vigor's were highly rated on here a while ago.
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The 2800VG looks pretty good: modem/router, Ethernet switch, USB print
serv=
er, wireless and two inbuilt VoIP ports. At approx. =A3140 it looks
expensi=
ve compared to the 3Com wireless modem router that was on offer with a
free=
USB wireless dongle or Cardbus card, but the 3Com has no USB print server =
or VoIP ports, however it is only =A350-odd...
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> Vigor router
> http://tinyurl.com/c2yco
> Or http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2800v.html
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> Anything else I should look at?
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> Thanks,
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> Tim.
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