Re: [LUG] Broadband

[trewornan <trewornan@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've not used one of these free modem deals so I can't
comment on them, but I've been using uklinux for years
and they seem great.

I bought an Origo modem/router off ebuyer which was
really cheap and works fine. 

I've got no limits on uploading and downloading, not
that I'm aware of anyway and I download lots of files
of several Gb each month with Bittorrent (don't ask
what).

The Origo is an ethernet job though, not usb.

Whether this will be of any help . . .

--- Kai Hendry <hendry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Since my parent's exchange has been enabled, I
> thought they should get
> broadband.
> 
> Though with Demon and with most ISPs, the free modem
> seems to be USB.
> I'm not going there. Is it wiser to buy your own
> modem/router to have
> DHCP piece of mind? Or does an ISP give a decent
> modem away...
> 
> After checking the number, it seems 1mb down and
> 256up is the best one
> can get. Disappointing. Or is this incorrect? 
> 
> Is Demon alright still? :)
>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/30/demon_broadband/
> 
> Else can anyone recommend something that isn't the
> draconian
> pay-as-you-go.
> 
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