Cable Modems (UK)

What are cable modems? :o) I mean, why are they faster than 56k modems? How are they different and do they plug into an ordinary phone line? I have cable TV - is that something completely different? Is it possible to utilize a cable modem in the UK? Thanks in advance for any info... and yes, I have seen 'painted ladies' on Live Late :o) But only by mistake <GG> -- Rob Swindells 2ND equal in Goldline Bearings FFord Championship (29 Points); ONE point behind Championship Leader (as of round 5 of 6) "If you're a great driver, you will get through. It's not harder than any time before." ~Martin Brundle "Winning, that you can't know, 'fighting' ...that I know..." ~Jacques Villeneuve pre'96

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> What are cable modems? :o) I mean, why are they faster than 56k modems? > How are they different and do they plug into an ordinary phone line? I > have cable TV - is that something completely different? Is it possible > to utilize a cable modem in the UK? > Thanks in advance for any info... and yes, I have seen 'painted ladies' > on Live Late :o) But only by mistake <GG>

If you know anything about local LANs (using a network card in your computer) Then you have the basics for a cable modem setup. The hardware is a network card, A (cable only) modem, and your TV cable lines. The Phone lines are no longer used. The Cable TV company takes one of the TV channels out and uses that for the Internet. (BIG band width). Mike -- ========================================= Mike Barlow of Barlow Racing? ========================================= http://members.xoom.com/BarlowRacing/ Racing online with the help of...... Race Communications Association Holodyne Engineering Mystic Music (have Your !!Name/Address!! placed here)

They can be up to 4 times the speed of ISDN if reports I've read are true, but even at the lower end of the scale they are at least twice as fast. Don't know where in the UK you are Rob..are you on NTL Cabletel? if so they have installed it oop north tha knows :-) but I have to wait till November here in Cardiff which is one of the last places to get it out of the original locations Cabletel said they were going to supply. Apparently they are charging 40 flat free (i.e no call charges) for unlimited access (so this makes me wonder how well a N3 or GP server would run on cable for a 24hr 7 day week server :-) ) but you also have to subscribe to their cable ISP for the princely sum of 8 a month. Revvin

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> > What are cable modems? :o) I mean, why are they faster than 56k modems? > > How are they different and do they plug into an ordinary phone line? I > > have cable TV - is that something completely different? Is it possible > > to utilize a cable modem in the UK? > > Thanks in advance for any info... and yes, I have seen 'painted ladies' > > on Live Late :o) But only by mistake <GG> > If you know anything about local LANs (using a network card in your > computer) Then you have the basics for a cable modem setup. The > hardware is a network card, A (cable only) modem, and your TV cable > lines. The Phone lines are no longer used. The Cable TV company takes > one of the TV channels out and uses that for the Internet. (BIG band > width). > Mike > -- > ========================================= > Mike Barlow of Barlow Racing? > ========================================= > http://members.xoom.com/BarlowRacing/ > Racing online with the help of...... > Race Communications Association > Holodyne Engineering > Mystic Music > (have Your !!Name/Address!! placed here)

Wow that seems like a lot compared to what we pay in Canada. I currently am paying $40 a month for my full cable access. At todays conversion that is about 16 pounds. Speed is amazing, I regularly see down loads in excess of 250KBs, and my ping times for *** are usually around 120mS. If you can afford it, you gotta have it. Once you do have it, there is no going back :) - Brian On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 20:56:49 +0100, "Revvin"

:-) we're just used to paying through the nose for any technology here in the UK, after ll we still pay for local and internet access by the minute so 40 did'nt seem too bad till your message :-) Revvin

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> Wow that seems like a lot compared to what we pay in Canada. I > currently am paying $40 a month for my full cable access. At todays > conversion that is about 16 pounds. Speed is amazing, I regularly see > down loads in excess of 250KBs, and my ping times for *** are > usually around 120mS. If you can afford it, you gotta have it. Once > you do have it, there is no going back :) > - Brian > On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 20:56:49 +0100, "Revvin" > >They can be up to 4 times the speed of ISDN if reports I've read are

true, > >but even at the lower end of the scale they are at least twice as fast. > >Don't know where in the UK you are Rob..are you on NTL Cabletel? if so they > >have installed it oop north tha knows :-) but I have to wait till November > >here in Cardiff which is one of the last places to get it out of the > >original locations Cabletel said they were going to supply. Apparently they > >are charging 40 flat free (i.e no call charges) for unlimited access (so > >this makes me wonder how well a N3 or GP server would run on cable for a > >24hr 7 day week server :-) ) but you also have to subscribe to their cable > >ISP for the princely sum of 8 a month. > >Revvin

It does sound like a lot Brian until you compare it with a 150.00 monthly phone bill ;-) Hell this is the UK we are talking about. I'll tell you how much it costs to fill up a car with gas if you promise to sit down first <G> Mark

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> Wow that seems like a lot compared to what we pay in Canada. I > currently am paying $40 a month for my full cable access. At todays > conversion that is about 16 pounds. Speed is amazing, I regularly see > down loads in excess of 250KBs, and my ping times for *** are > usually around 120mS. If you can afford it, you gotta have it. Once > you do have it, there is no going back :) > - Brian > On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 20:56:49 +0100, "Revvin" > >They can be up to 4 times the speed of ISDN if reports I've read are

true, > >but even at the lower end of the scale they are at least twice as fast. > >Don't know where in the UK you are Rob..are you on NTL Cabletel? if so they > >have installed it oop north tha knows :-) but I have to wait till November > >here in Cardiff which is one of the last places to get it out of the > >original locations Cabletel said they were going to supply. Apparently they > >are charging 40 flat free (i.e no call charges) for unlimited access (so > >this makes me wonder how well a N3 or GP server would run on cable for a > >24hr 7 day week server :-) ) but you also have to subscribe to their cable > >ISP for the princely sum of 8 a month. > >Revvin

same here in Spain ... I hope i get cable in 6 months ... McKafre De La Rosa >:-) we're just used to paying through the nose for any technology here in >the UK, after ll we still pay for local and internet access by the minute so

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>40 did'nt seem too bad till your message :-) >Revvin >> Wow that seems like a lot compared to what we pay in Canada. I >> currently am paying $40 a month for my full cable access.

Didn't you know? we *ALWAYS* pay a lot more for our stuff over here in the good ole UK! Its to keep our politicians in the manner they are accustomed..... *Peter* 8-)

And I thought we paid a lot compared to our friends south of the border. Oh well, I guess it must be because of all the money you get paid over there..... (big grin) - Brian following to say:

Try cable prices in Australia... $65 for unlimited connection with 100 MB free download after that its 35c per MB!!! or a bargain $170 for 1/2 a gig. Talking about a monopoly... Andre'

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>And I thought we paid a lot compared to our friends south of the >border. >Oh well, I guess it must be because of all the money you get paid over >there..... (big grin) > - Brian >following to say: >>Didn't you know? we *ALWAYS* pay a lot more for our stuff over here in >>the good ole UK! >>Its to keep our politicians in the manner they are accustomed..... >>*Peter* 8-)