Internet Line.

revolutionrock · 22 Apr 2008 at 20:08

Right, i plan to move into a new bedroom the other side of the house. On my laptop in the said room , the connection is low-very low.
Not good!

Im getting a desktop soon(see hardware thread for my thread) and was wondering how much it would cost to get an internet line in the said room. It has a phone socket?

AbsenceJam · 22 Apr 2008 at 20:15

What?

revolutionrock · 22 Apr 2008 at 20:20

I want to know how easy , and how much it will cost to put an internet connection in a upstairs room. It has a phone socket.

lee87 · 22 Apr 2008 at 20:35

Can't you plug the pc into the phone socket?

revolutionrock · 22 Apr 2008 at 20:39

Im not clued up on this at all.

So in plugging the pc into the phone socket i get the internet?

Totally coming into this blind, dont have a clue how they work.

Daegan · 22 Apr 2008 at 20:48

For sharing the existing internet connection you've got a choice of wireless, ethernet or powerline. You can't simply "plug your pc into the phone socket and get internet".

rpstewart · 22 Apr 2008 at 20:50

You're using wireless at the moment, yes?

Is your ISP cable (Virgin) or ADSL (everyone else)?

Is there anything directly connected (ie wired) to the wireless router/access point which your laptop is connecting to?

If not can you move the router upstairs and plug it into the phone point?

revolutionrock · 22 Apr 2008 at 21:05

rpstewart said:
You're using wireless at the moment, yes?

Is your ISP cable (Virgin) or ADSL (everyone else)?

Is there anything directly connected (ie wired) to the wireless router/access point which your laptop is connecting to?

If not can you move the router upstairs and plug it into the phone point?

ASDL

NO

Yes possibly, then plug an ethernet cable into the line and to the computer? Yes?

Also is wired internet better than wireless in terms of downloading stuff, like speeds. Ive got 8.m/b but i dont get that , ever!

DAMN, just been informed by my mum that we dont have a working phone line upstairs!

So where does that leave me/

lee87 · 22 Apr 2008 at 21:28

If you haven't got a working phone line it will probably be easier to use powerline. This will use your electric cables for the network.
You would plug an ethernet cable from your pc to the adapter in the plug socket. Plug another adapter downstairs and a cable from that to the router.

revolutionrock · 22 Apr 2008 at 21:36

lee87 said:
If you haven't got a working phone line it will probably be easier to use powerline. This will use your electric cables for the network.
You would plug an ethernet cable from your pc to the adapter in the plug socket. Plug another adapter downstairs and a cable from that to the router.

cost ?

lee87 · 22 Apr 2008 at 21:42

About £60-80 from ocuk for a pair of adapters.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?&groupid=46&catid=800&sortby=priceAsc

revolutionrock · 22 Apr 2008 at 21:47

And will that slow down the connection?

How much are we looking at for a new plug to be fitted so i can use the ethernet?

Daegan · 22 Apr 2008 at 23:28

skeeny said:
And will that slow down the connection?

No, upwards of 85Mbps quoted in the specs is obviously more than whatever you get from your ADSL broadband.

How much are we looking at for a new plug to be fitted so i can use the ethernet?

The cost of the cabling and wall sockets if you do it yourself, it's not an installation many people pay to have done. You don't need a new plug fitted though, most people just buy a patch cable and trail it round the house, make do with wireless or try the powerline adaptors.

tolien · 22 Apr 2008 at 23:46

HomePlug's almost certainly going to be faster than 8Mbps, so it wouldn't make any difference to your connection.

Wiring an extensions would cost the price of some extension cable and a socket, 30p/metre + £5?

revolutionrock · 22 Apr 2008 at 23:52

tolien said:
HomePlug's almost certainly going to be faster than 8Mbps, so it wouldn't make any difference to your connection.

Wiring an extensions would cost the price of some extension cable and a socket, 30p/metre + £5?

May go for the extension.