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UncleBooBoo
21-07-2005, 22:40
Hi huys I am having bb installed tuesday but this is not a question about the installation but about the modem, can anyone who works for ntl poss tell me what modem am i likely to have and are they any good. I live in the swansea area if it helps...
Thanks
Any modem that you will be supplied with will be more that capable of delivering what the service offers. That being one of the ntl:home modems.
maybe an NTL 250 (I am guessing)
Whatever you do put one of the stickers with the numbers on in a visible place on your modem (very handy if you have a problem).
jrhnewark
22-07-2005, 09:02
It'll be either an NTL 200 (silver and black, which I have) or an NTL 250 (blue and black, slightly newer model). Either way, both will do an excellent job.
More importantly than the cable modem itself, I suggest you use these instructions to setup: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/article.php?a=13
The NTL broadband installer CD is the most useless piece of crap I've ever encountered. :)
spike7451
22-07-2005, 12:47
It'll be either an NTL 200 (silver and black, which I have) or an NTL 250 (blue and black, slightly newer model). Either way, both will do an excellent job.
More importantly than the cable modem itself, I suggest you use these instructions to setup: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/article.php?a=13
The NTL broadband installer CD is the most useless piece of crap I've ever encountered. :)
The installer CD's not useless!!! It makes a great fris-bee!!!!
And i prefer to use the online registration pages;
autoreg.autoregister.net (no www)
Serial number; ntl-ct8-cj486 in the 3 boxes.You'll have to set up O.E manually tho.
Spike
Monserrat
22-07-2005, 13:05
Back in "my days", late 2002, my house mates and I all signed up onto NTL - 7 of us! Because I was the last person to sign up, I was given an NTL:120 modem, where the others were given NTL:100 modems. I still have my 120 modem on the 2Mbit connection. What's the significance with these figures?
KevAmiga
27-07-2005, 12:02
Software revisions im guessing... the new Ambit 250's seem pretty stable from what i have seen so far. Ambit 100 / 120/ 200 series are all the little silver / black box's that ntl used to use. I have had a 120 and a 200, no difference to the user as far as i can see.
Monserrat
27-07-2005, 14:47
Thanks KevAmiga.
Yes, the 120 I have is the silver one. What colour are they now (the 250s)?
orangebird
27-07-2005, 15:04
Thanks KevAmiga.
Yes, the 120 I have is the silver one. What colour are they now (the 250s)?
Blue/purple-ish colour
UncleBooBoo
27-07-2005, 15:54
I had the 250 one after all, it's really nice looking and i have not had to reboot it once!
Working like a dream!!!!!
KevAmiga
27-07-2005, 17:47
Cool :) The 250's are pretty funky looking, (should) come with a stand for vertical use and some velcro to stick it down with. A bit smaller than the older Ambit series... and way smaller than the 3com CMX :)
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