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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Finally, finally we are on broadband.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Though the change has been fraught...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not being good at instructions [;-)] we rather
struggled to get through the set up system. It might be that this
was not helped by having a rather cobbled-together system... Indeed
the current supplier sent only a modem and splitter, but I had two routers from
another supplier from earlier, but failed, attempt.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In turn this was not helped by the failure to
inform us when we had contact - and much anxious checking of layout, connections
and frequent brain tests ensued until one program or another finally vouchsafed
the information that we were already online and would we kindly stop bothering
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Though there was a further problem with the second
machine as it was far from clear what should be ticked, I was myself certainly
ticked off, but finally got the combination right!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The system is homeplug via the electric power
cabling - splitter, router, plug, which is now successfully picked up at two
points on different floors. For a moment I thought we had an immense
service upgrade when I was infomed that the line was working at 100Mbs, but it
turns out this is only inside the house on the LAN. It is still good
since the plugs claim only 85Mbs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The plugs were puzzled over for a long time, since
we were at first faced with PC World [American readers should know in the UK
this is a chain computer store - far and away the leading one] where the price
for what was on offer seemed to me excessive. Sure enough, after
some net work [;-)] I found plugs some 35% cheaper, and cheaper still after the
order had been placed!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks everyone who has helped my confusion - or
rather helped ease my confusion - over a fair period of time; your efforts
have not been wasted ;-).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joseph </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>