Switching to Telewest cable package

[Milo]

It's £30/month and includes 2mb broadband, basic TV and phone package...but I seem to be having issues trying to find out much about they internet kit.
The modem has USB and RJ45 connector so I should be fine to use my existing Linksys ADSL router simply as a router/switch though can I route all traffic and the internet IP through to my Linksys so I can use all my existing routing rules/NAT configuration?
I also can't find any mention of static IP or static IP options anywhere, but having not had cable before does a static IP come as default?
Also is the "modem" part of the TV box, or a separate bit of kit?

Any info or suggestions much appreciated!

Adam

ps...I'm switching as my parents want the extra TV channels and the price is fixed for a year, and includes free installation. Also PlusNet are giving me usage warnings...
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[fuzz]

The modem is separate, and is usually a Motorola Surfboard. You will get a dynamic IP address, but as the connection is always on, this will hardly ever change unless you are disconnected for some reason. A static IP address is available at extra cost.
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[iCraig]

I'm on NTL cable and I've had the same IP Address for a year now, and my connections hardly ever faulters.

Also Telewest are now part of NTL, so faster speeds will becoming quicker too.

Also when you do order Telewest specify you want a seperate modem, cos if there anything like NTL they will sell you a package using the Set Top Box as the modem, this is no majorly bad thing but limits you to certain speeds without an engineer visiting.

[colin1]

i think you can get all the tv channels for the same price as just the budget ones for the first 3months.

so in those first 3 months it costs no more to have all the tv channels than it does to just have the basic ones. then b4 the 3 months is up you just switch to the basic package for tv
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[carvell]

[Milo]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

I'm on blueyonder. The supplied motorolla cable modem is connected to my Linksys (non-adsl) router via a network cable, if that helps. The modem itself also has an (unused) usb port.

[carvell]

[Milo]

[carvell]

What port will you be plugging the modem into on the router?

A standard switch port?

Good luck!
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[Milo]

[zaknafien]

I have the same setup as maurice and carvell.

I'll add that if you can, avoid linksys as they're absolute shite.
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[carvell]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

In case you're not aware, some of the Linksys routers run under linux, and can be messed with quite a bit. I think there's something like 12 different independant firmware releases for the one I have, giving you the functionality of a £300 router.

Might be worth looking into if you're gonna be fiddling.

[Tarmacsurfer]

Think it was the WRT54G v1-4 that had that ability, the v5 is redesigned though, only 32meg of ram and it's a standard (I *think* motorola) chip/firmware for the router functionality so no longer flashable
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[kawakid]

I'm on telewest and have been for years, since cable first came out.

Service is pretty good.

There are lots of ethernet cable style routers that you can use, I have an old D Link 604, 4 port going if you offer us a £10. That works a treat, it will clone whatever MAC address you want and then do the routing.

ie when I first got Telewest, they provided the NIC and then I had to copy the MAC address to the router to fool it. Anyway it works fine.

I've now got a wireless Joby.

But Telewest are good, I particularly like their TV service.

Its the bol**xs , the Teleport is ace.

I rarely watch live TV anymore, I just sit down and choose something I want to watch. Recently, i've been watching loads of episodes of spooks, never watched it before.

Only thing I wish, it would record, channels other than BBC ones.
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[UKski]

[UKski]

[daz|n00by]

And dont forget that your 2 meg will be upgraded to 10 meg for free unless you only ordered 512k..

"blueyonder broadband - 512k becomes 2Mb

Currently our introductory service runs at up to 512K. This will become up to 2Mb, that's 4x faster at no extra cost.

In addition we are doubling the upstream speed (the speed at which you can attach photos and files to the internet) to up to 256k.

blueyonder broadband complete - 1Mb becomes 4Mb

Our standard service currently has a speed of up to 1Mb. This will become a super-fast up to 4Mb service, that's 4x faster than the current speed at no extra cost.

We are also increasing the upstream speed to up to 384k from 128k.

blueyonder broadband elite - 2Mb and 4Mb become an amazing 10Mb

Our elite services with speeds of either 2Mb or 4Mb will both be increased, to up to 10Mb.

The broadband elite- 2Mb service will also benefit from an increase in upstream speed to up to 384k.

The 10Mb service costs only £35 (the price for current 4Mb customers waiting to be upgraded was reduced to £35 at the end of 2005 )."
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