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Yes, whenever I miss the payment on my TalkTalk bill, the whole local network goes down, not just Internet access. I've been meaning to get a cheapo router to r
by jwdunne 12y ago
Yes, whenever I miss the payment on my TalkTalk bill, the whole local network goes down, not just Internet access. I've been meaning to get a cheapo router to remedy.
People just don't know that you can have wifi for free, especially when you've got adverts from O2 and such that 2gb 3G and " unlimited wifi".
I dunno if it's the same in the US but apparently it's some typically restricted resource that many providers in the UK are lifting the limits off.
- hueving 12y ago>I dunno if it's the same in the US but apparently it's some typically restricted resource that many providers in the UK are lifting the limits off. No, this isn't too typical. Most people have their own router offering WiFi in front of the cable modem. It wasn't until recently that cable companies started bundling wi-fi and NAT into the modem.
- wtallis 12y agoReally? I had Time Warner Cable providing a Netgear modem+router+802.11g AP combo box back in 2004, maybe 2003. (It was shit.) I think the only thing that's changed is that nowadays even non-technical users have more than one device that needs a connection, so attaching the modem directly to the PC by USB doesn't cut it.
- jwdunne 12y agoI know it's not typically restricted, I've enjoyed "unlimited wifi" for over a decade! The thing that bothers me is some providers in the UK say they give away unlimited wifi as part of the package.
- lucb1e 12y ago> " unlimited wifi". I just felt a disturbance in the force. Damn, that sentence triggers a whole range of evil ideas I hadn't yet thought of. Hmm, hold on while I check with my ISP whether I can downgrade my WiFi data limit for cheaper service... or would that just be giving them ideas? :p