NTL Broadband

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I have a BT line, and am thinking of having NTL Broadband installed.

2 questions: -

1. Anyone had good/bad experiences with NTL/Telewest Boradband?

2. I thought broadband was like dial up where you plug you modem cable from pc to modem/phone socket, but NTL/Telewest say that they install a fiber optic cable. Can anyone explain broadband? BT im sure connect you through phone line

Help!!!!

[Postdog]

Cable IS a phone line - they use fibre optics as opposed to ordinary cables and wires. All that takes place outside you house, inside you'll have a socket like the BT one.

And broadband isn't like dial up. Connection is virtually instant (always on if you have a router), it's faster, and it doesn't tie up the phone.

Can't answer any other questions - I'm with BT.

[Pea Pod]

If you put ntl broadband into the search the site box at the bottom of topics you will get a full view of what people think about it

[pagey3]

ntl are awful but they do provide a cheap unlimitied broadband service. if you can bear their horrendous incompetence on customer service then go for it. I have it and the actual service is ok, just the people you have to deal with when something goes wrong are all, well, not the sharpest tools in the shed....

[pagey3]

p.s broadband has a size limit in terms of megabytes or gigabytes, dial up is like a phone line where you pay for the amount of time you're online.
if you have an orange phone you can get free broadband with them.

[Ethel]

I am with telewest (now part of ntl) and have had no problems whatsoever.

Excellent service, good price, no limits.

You do have to live in a ntl or telewest area to get the service.

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im in a telewest area, have already spoken with them. If I have the telewest broadband connection added downstairs how do I use broadband on my pc upstairs??

[WoWo]

You will need a router, either a wired with a wire going up stairs or a wireless one.

I had NTL for 4 years, didn't ever have a problem with the internet/broadband or the customer service.

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thanks to each and everyone one of you!

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[FOGGO]

hi
ntl broadband works good through a wireless router i have a netgear wgr614v4 and pick up a strong signal up stairs away from the router with a usb network adapter plug into my tower total price for router and adapter was �50 hope this helps