relocating main phone socket !

Lorian

Browntoa wrote:

maplin do these for £59.99

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=extender&ModuleNo=34899&doy=31m12

Wireless Phone Line Extender

They are the one-for-all units; they are not ADSL (broadband) compatible

sirboz wrote:

5 mins problem solved !!

thanks everyone, im off to investigate further.

I hope you see this before you go and order them!

sirboz

oh right thank you, i thought i was isdn or something, oh im not sure/dont know what im talikng about, however its a great pointer, will look into further

thanks again folks, brilliant

Hunnymonster

Boz - just listen to what people are telling you - Wireless Networking is not 'hard', most if not all hardware has wizards to help you through the setup - and you have the added advantage of the experts here at MSE to back you up.

My own WLAN setup cost £44 - just a modest ADSL modem/router/hub and few cards for the many devices that attach to the network here. Now I have to confess that I've been working in networking for about 9 or 10 years - but my family haven't and it seriously wasn't hard to talk them through the setup of their wireless gear on the phone. Absolute worst case you could Netmeeting with someone and they can help you through it that way.....

Remember the droids at PCWorld are trying to get as much of your cash as possible..... don't let them get away with it!

Browntoa

sorry....missed that about the broadband on the maplin thing !!!

Lorian

Hunnymonster wrote:

Boz - just listen to what people are telling you - Wireless Networking is not 'hard', most if not all hardware has wizards to help you through the setup - and you have the added advantage of the experts here at MSE to back you up.

I totally agree. Usually the only thing a little taxing is getting the security right.

HunnyMonster wrote:

Absolute worst case you could Netmeeting with someone and they can help you through it that way.....

The only problem is unless the OP has a regular modem and a dial-up account too it can be very difficult to fault-find when the router isn't working and they can't use their broadband to post etc.

Hunnymonster

Lorian wrote:

The only problem is unless the OP has a regular modem and a dial-up account too it can be very difficult to fault-find when the router isn't working and they can't use their broadband to post etc.

Hence the mention of the phone, easy to talk and ask what happens if you do "x" ? - and via NetMeeting all the LAN/WLAN settings can be checked (specifically does the PC connect to the router) - beyond that, you're talking about a very few settings that have any effect on the router/ISP interface - username, password and the VPI/VCI settings - that's 99% of issues I've seen resolved in those 4 fields - everything else can be fixed afterwards.

sirboz

thanks for all your help - really appreciate it all .

Please be forewarned - I may well be back for some more haha

happy new year to you all

djohn2002uk

You might want to consider a wireless router with no modem. AOL seems to play up a lot using a different modem to the one supplied by them. Best to avoid that and make life a little simpler.

sirboz

I have the modem Aol supplied, didnt know i needed to buy one of those as well ? ? ? so use the one i have, buy a wireless router and a card that plugs in the pc, that all of it ? ?

can anyone recommend a router etc thats works with AOL silver. or should i revert to the relocate the socket scenario ! ! !

DonnyDave

How good are your DIY skills? Rather than getting BT to move the socket, it would be better to put an extension on it. Or do you know someone who could help you out? This is the alternative to getting a wireless router, especially if you don't intend having more than one internet-connected PC.