need to supply my own modem to go broadband, can i use one from a BT business pack?
28 January 2006, 06:10 PM
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need to supply my own modem to go broadband, can i use one from a BT business pack?
as above really, mate gave me a BT business single pack which has a modem which i can use.
can i just plug this in and off it goes? want to go onto metronet and i have to pay them to activate the line but it seems the modem is tied to BT?
as you can tell, i'm not too clued up with these sort of things,so could someone give me some pointers as to how to use this modem, or do i need to get an 'unlocked' modem (if there is such a thing!)
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can i just plug this in and off it goes? want to go onto metronet and i have to pay them to activate the line but it seems the modem is tied to BT?
as you can tell, i'm not too clued up with these sort of things,so could someone give me some pointers as to how to use this modem, or do i need to get an 'unlocked' modem (if there is such a thing!)
ta
28 January 2006, 06:28 PM
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Naw a modem should just be a modem, plug it in and let it search the installation disc for the driver rather than installing all the BT stuff on the disc. then you should be able to put any ADSL login name and password from any supplier.
29 January 2006, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by scooby24
Naw a modem should just be a modem, plug it in and let it search the installation disc for the driver rather than installing all the BT stuff on the disc. then you should be able to put any ADSL login name and password from any supplier.
i don't think i've got an installation disk, can i download a driver? if so do i just need to look for one that works with what's on my computer (XP pro)?ta
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Originally Posted by scooby24
Yep thats it, if it a voyager modem then you should easy find the driver.
fully expect some sort of **** up, so should be posting again soon
cheers for your help
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