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(deleted) Tue 03-Jul-12 20:05:55
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Re: Infinity concerns - HH3, Router, Access Point, etc.


[re: kasg] [link to this post]
 
At a guess around 1.5m, but given that you can replace it with one of any length it's fairly unimportant

If the supplied cable is only 1.5m, and the HH3 and modem need to be apart by more than 1.5m, who supplies the required cable? If it's the customer, than this info is fairly important.
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(deleted) Tue 03-Jul-12 20:07:22
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So then really, there's not a lot of single-box solution available yet at the moment. Right?
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(deleted) Tue 03-Jul-12 20:08:47
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It appears there's not a lot of single-box solution available...


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Standard User StephenTodd
(member) Tue 03-Jul-12 20:12:07
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Not too important for most people, though for you with a limited time slot you will need to make sure you have the right cable ready. Ethernet cable costs very little ordered online, but can be pretty expensive if you just go out to a local shop.

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Standard User kasg
(experienced) Tue 03-Jul-12 20:14:26
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In reply to a post by HEARTLY:
At a guess around 1.5m, but given that you can replace it with one of any length it's fairly unimportant

If the supplied cable is only 1.5m, and the HH3 and modem need to be apart by more than 1.5m, who supplies the required cable? If it's the customer, than this info is fairly important.

It's just an Ethernet cable, pretty much a commodity item these days (which is probably why I have a cupboard full of them!). Maybe the BT people come equipped with cables of different lengths, I don't know, as I don't use BT as my ISP, sorry.

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Standard User kasg
(experienced) Tue 03-Jul-12 20:24:36
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In reply to a post by StephenTodd:
Not too important for most people, though for you with a limited time slot you will need to make sure you have the right cable ready. Ethernet cable costs very little ordered online, but can be pretty expensive if you just go out to a local shop.

Well OP, said he had 2-3 weeks which should be plenty long enough to get, say, a 10m cable from Amazon for less than £2 delivered.

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(deleted) Tue 03-Jul-12 20:57:03
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It's just an Ethernet cable, pretty much a commodity item these days


Sorry but I beg to disagree, many homes only use an Ethernet cable to connect their main PC to the router, and maybe to the occasional printer... and the rest is pretty much wireless.
Standard User simon194
(member) Tue 03-Jul-12 21:42:23
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In reply to a post by caffn8me:
In reply to a post by greenglide:
So far as I am aware only the Draytek 2850 and the Fritz Box provide a single box solution.
The Cisco 887VA does too. I'm using one now smile

The Billion BiPAC 8200N is another. I'm waiting for mine to come back from being repaired so I can carry on testing their SkyMER firmware.
Standard User greenglide
(committed) Tue 03-Jul-12 21:44:42
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In reply to a post by HEARTLY:
It's just an Ethernet cable, pretty much a commodity item these days


Sorry but I beg to disagree, many homes only use an Ethernet cable to connect their main PC to the router, and maybe to the occasional printer... and the rest is pretty much wireless.


I am with kasg on this - doesnt everybody have a selection of Ethernet cables? Every router you get tends to have at least 1 and many left over before wireless.

I wouldnt guarantee the OR engineer would have one as the HH in an Infinity installation is provided by BT Retail. The HH "should" arrive before the OR installation so you will have a chance to obtain a longer cable if required.

Ex <n>ildram , been to SKY MAX - 15,225 Download
BE Unlimited - 21,000 Download 1,200 Upload ON THE LINE THAT SKY COULD ONLY PROVIDE 15,255 DOWN AND 800 UP ON!!!,
Moved house, now BE Unlimited 6,500 Down, 1Mb/s up - gutted!
FTTC Cab installation commenced 12th April - expect full 80 / 20 - bye bye BE, hello BT Infinity soon!
Standard User greenglide
(committed) Tue 03-Jul-12 21:55:03
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In reply to a post by simon194:
In reply to a post by caffn8me:
In reply to a post by greenglide:
So far as I am aware only the Draytek 2850 and the Fritz Box provide a single box solution.
The Cisco 887VA does too. I'm using one now smile

The Billion BiPAC 8200N is another. I'm waiting for mine to come back from being repaired so I can carry on testing their SkyMER firmware.


Hmm - good price but it only has 100BaseT rather than a gigabit switch and the wireless only has two aerials rather than three, both standard on the 7800N and I would have thought would be standard on a VDSL device?

Shame because the rest of the spec is good.

Ex <n>ildram , been to SKY MAX - 15,225 Download
BE Unlimited - 21,000 Download 1,200 Upload ON THE LINE THAT SKY COULD ONLY PROVIDE 15,255 DOWN AND 800 UP ON!!!,
Moved house, now BE Unlimited 6,500 Down, 1Mb/s up - gutted!
FTTC Cab installation commenced 12th April - expect full 80 / 20 - bye bye BE, hello BT Infinity soon!
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