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North west Electronics using BT wireless modem

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  • 03-07-2007 2:34pm
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    John Doherty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭


    A friend of mine would like to use a BT broadband wireless modem for internet access through his current NWE connection..
    BT don't provide broadband in his locality.

    The connection is made through an ethernet cable connected to an external dish.

    what he would like is to connect the ethernet cable to the modem, and then access it from his wireless enabled laptop.

    any ideas on what he should do?


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,078 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    John Doherty wrote:
    A friend of mine would like to use a BT broadband wireless modem for internet access through his current NWE connection..
    BT don't provide broadband in his locality.

    The connection is made through an ethernet cable connected to an external dish.

    what he would like is to connect the ethernet cable to the modem, and then access it from his wireless enabled laptop.

    any ideas on what he should do?

    You're best bet wpuld be to ask in the broadband forum or somewhere in tech.


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    John Doherty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭John Doherty


    i would post again, in the broadband section, but seems i already posted 3 threads, don't want to push my luck.
    can't seem to delete those other threads..accident.


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    Gillie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,640 ✭✭✭Gillie


    The mods should be able to move this to the BB section for you where it would have a better chance of being answered.

    I know that I am using an Eircom modem with a BT connection at home. Had to change the creds but it worked.

    Not sure about using a dish with it though!


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,078 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    You should be able to edit them. Just change the title to "delete" or someting like that.


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    macrubicon
    Registered Users Posts: 642 ✭✭✭macrubicon


    To answer the original Question - Probably not...

    The BT job is most likely a DSL modem and will not work for what you want to do as NWE provide an Ethernet connection as opposed to DSL.

    A Linksys WRT54G or similar will do the job and will cost you about €60 from PC world, Komplett.ie etc...


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    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 46,091 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    John Doherty wrote:
    i would post again, in the broadband section, but seems i already posted 3 threads, don't want to push my luck.
    can't seem to delete those other threads..accident.
    Have patience. Wait for the page to load. No need to hit refresh every couple of seconds.

    I'll move this on to the BB forum


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Or Argos who call them Cable Routers.


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    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,120 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    watty wrote:
    Or Argos who call them Cable Routers.
    I find that annoying, and surely confusing to the customer?


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