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UPC/NTL BB Installation

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  • 12-08-2009 2:40pm
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    Weyhey
    Registered Users Posts: 754 ✭✭✭


    Does it matter which room the UPC/NTL router gets installed in?

    Don't know much about broadband but my friend is using Three mobile broadband with his laptop but because of concrete walls he gets a very bad connection where as his friend in a different style house a few doors down has much better speeds. He is thinking of switching to UPC -

    - does it matter which room they install the router? NTL digibox is in living room but laptop gets used 80% of time in one of the bedrooms (some of which have the basic ntl co-ax sockets some don't).

    - also would 3 mb package be enough for someone with basic pc skills who uses internet to surf, send emails/im's, play music via youtube and only rarely downloads files?

    Any advice gratefully appreciated.


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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    they should (hopefully) put it where you tell them to.

    if you are concerned about signal strength, ask him if he'll do some tests first before he starts installing anything.

    basically, get him to turn the modem/router on before he does the install and take the laptop to where you are likely to be using it and see if you can pick up it's wireless signal.

    if not, move the modem to an alternative viable location and try again until you find a location that suits both the engineer and yourselves. :)

    of course, not all wireless is created equal, so you could just buy a different router with more power/range (look for N+ devices) which shoudl be able to overcome all but the thickest of obstacles.

    you'd also have to upgrade the wireless on the laptop, but that's easy enough done.


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    Weyhey
    Registered Users Posts: 754 ✭✭✭Weyhey


    vibe666 wrote: »
    they should (hopefully) put it where you tell them to.

    if you are concerned about signal strength, ask him if he'll do some tests first before he starts installing anything.

    basically, get him to turn the modem/router on before he does the install and take the laptop to where you are likely to be using it and see if you can pick up it's wireless signal.

    if not, move the modem to an alternative viable location and try again until you find a location that suits both the engineer and yourselves. :)

    of course, not all wireless is created equal, so you could just buy a different router with more power/range (look for N+ devices) which shoudl be able to overcome all but the thickest of obstacles.

    you'd also have to upgrade the wireless on the laptop, but that's easy enough done.

    Thank you for the advice vibe666 I really appreciate it.


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