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I've just signed up to BEUnlimited, and i ahve 2 more questions

1) is the line ADSL2
2) will i need an adsl2 modem? is there such a thing as a adsl2 modem or will my 2 year old one work?
3) should i upgrade my modem and get a GMIMO or NINO one

whats this mean?

cheers
 
1. Yes the Line is ADSL2+
2. You can use an old ADSL1 modem, but you will be capped at its maximum of 8mb.
*IF* your line is capable of >8mb then you will not see that unless you use an ADSL2 modem.

<Q> - BeThere will supply a free ADSL2+ wireless modem, what is wrong with using that one?
3. If you want better wireless range you can put the BeThere modem into Passthru mode and buy a seperate Wireless hub.

Hope that helps..
 
Shaddow said:
3. If you want better wireless range you can put the BeThere modem into Passthru mode and buy a seperate Wireless hub.

Hope that helps..
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what does "putinto Passthru mode and buy a seperate Wireless hub." mean?

basically i want a stonger signal, which can go from the front room to the back bedroom.
 
He means bridged mode, turning the supplied ADSL2 modem/wireless router into a dumb modem, then using your own ethernet/wireless router.

Again Be send you an ADSL2 modem/wireless router (Thomson SpeedTouch 585v7). Try that first and see how you get on with it before worrying about using any other kit.
 
Shaddow said:
2. You can use an old ADSL1 modem, but you will be capped at its maximum of 8mb.
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Nope. ADSL2+ is a completely different comms standard to normal ADSL a standard ADSL modem will not work on an ADSL2+ line, however ADSL2+ modems are backwards compatible to work on standard ADSL lines.
 
An ADSL modem will work fine on ADSL2+, just in ADSL mode.

The BeBox does 802.11g, and doesn't do MIMO.
 
tolien said:
An ADSL modem will work fine on ADSL2+, just in ADSL mode.

The BeBox does 802.11g, and doesn't do MIMO.
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Depends on the age, Older ones tend to crap out and drop sync when used on ADSL2+ lines. Not sure why as in theory the 25khz-1.1MHz portion of the signal spectrum is the same for both standards but on the lines I've installed standard ADSL modems were a lot less stable on the widened frequency band.

I would never recommend using an ADSL modem on an ADSL2+ line other than as a temporary measure.
 
I've never noticed a problem - it should be up to the DSLAM to work out what's happening and fall back.

That said, it would be retarded to use an ADSL modem on Be unless you really had to...
 
tolien said:
I've never noticed a problem - it should be up to the DSLAM to work out what's happening and fall back.

That said, it would be retarded to use an ADSL modem on Be unless you really had to...
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That was going to be my other point.

I've set up a few with ADSL routers while ADSL2 ones were on order and as a rule they sync quite a bit slower than they did on ADSLMax, sort of defeating the point of buying a faster line. Which to my mind if something is more expensive and can go faster yet actually runs slower - t'is not really working as described.
 
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