Broadband modem...
Aug 31st 2004 | 10:35 am
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Re: Broadband modem...
Originally Posted by Elaine M
Hi all,
Jumping in on this one as I wouldn't have thought of packing the modem when I finally put my laptop to bed for the trip... mine's a BT Voyager USB modem, I paid AOL for the package (so assume it's mine) but no idea how to make the modem work in Aus.
When I get back online, will the system detect the settings and prompt me to change whatever I need to change?
Elaine M
Jumping in on this one as I wouldn't have thought of packing the modem when I finally put my laptop to bed for the trip... mine's a BT Voyager USB modem, I paid AOL for the package (so assume it's mine) but no idea how to make the modem work in Aus.
When I get back online, will the system detect the settings and prompt me to change whatever I need to change?
Elaine M
Oh, thats the modem we have too....
So it wont work if we take it then, BP?
Aug 31st 2004 | 10:48 am
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Re: Broadband modem...
Originally Posted by Hels
Oh, thats the modem we have too....
So it wont work if we take it then, BP?
So it wont work if we take it then, BP?
http://www.voyager.bt.com/usb100/prodinfo.htm
http://www.voyager.bt.com/usb100/pcdownload.htm#.htm
yes it will work however you will need to change the settings. The above links should help you.
Sep 1st 2004 | 10:37 am
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Re: Broadband modem...
One thing to bear in mind when bringing your ADSL modem out here, you may have problems in getting ADSL in rural areas, and funnily, in newer housing developments.
In the latter case, this is the effect of Telstra cutting costs just before ADSL became popular and wiring up new developments on either a RIM or pair-gain system, which I believe is a higher-tech version of the old "party line".
Not only can these destroy your chances of getting ADSL, they also degrade the connection speed of standard modems
For those interested, check out this Whirlpool forum
In the latter case, this is the effect of Telstra cutting costs just before ADSL became popular and wiring up new developments on either a RIM or pair-gain system, which I believe is a higher-tech version of the old "party line".
Not only can these destroy your chances of getting ADSL, they also degrade the connection speed of standard modems
For those interested, check out this Whirlpool forum
Sep 1st 2004 | 12:04 pm
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Re: Broadband modem...
Originally Posted by Trevglas
One thing to bear in mind when bringing your ADSL modem out here, you may have problems in getting ADSL in rural areas, and funnily, in newer housing developments.
In the latter case, this is the effect of Telstra cutting costs just before ADSL became popular and wiring up new developments on either a RIM or pair-gain system, which I believe is a higher-tech version of the old "party line".
Not only can these destroy your chances of getting ADSL, they also degrade the connection speed of standard modems
For those interested, check out this Whirlpool forum
In the latter case, this is the effect of Telstra cutting costs just before ADSL became popular and wiring up new developments on either a RIM or pair-gain system, which I believe is a higher-tech version of the old "party line".
Not only can these destroy your chances of getting ADSL, they also degrade the connection speed of standard modems
For those interested, check out this Whirlpool forum
