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Re: OT Home Highway, is it worth it?


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: OT Home Highway, is it worth it?
  • From: Chris Bond <chris@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:59:56 +0000 (GMT)
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Dave McLaughlin wrote:

> Is BT's home highway worth me getting installed?
>
> I am well outwith any ADSL catchment area being about 25 miles NW of
> Aberdeen and the only other solution is a broadband satellite setup
and this
> is too expensive for installation.

If you're out the catchment area for cable/adsl then its worth installing.
I use zetnet and they are the only Surftime ISP that let you dual bond the
channel (that I know of!).

> I am looking at the USB connection with Windows XP Pro. Is this just
as
> quick as using an ISDN TA?

It works a treat in Windows XP, however beaware if you have a linux server
as a gateway machine BTs USB Ta does not work as it is not ACM compliant,
had to put a Eicon Diva TA in the machine.

Kind Regards,
Chris Bond



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