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Technical Help & Discussion => Broadband, Networking, PC Security, Internet & ISPs => Topic started by: daveeb on June 08, 2008, 20:22
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Does anyone use O2 for broadband internet ? I've been thinking of trying them out. I Just wondered how many filters they send with their kit, as I will need a few. Can "any old" ADSL filter be used or do they come in different specifications....I've always been a cable user so I don't know much about ADSL :dunno:
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They will probably send out 2 filters but I think all ADSL filters are the same. You won't have any problem buying more if you should need them.
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I'm pretty sure a microfilter is a microfilter, but obviously, there are different degrees of quality available, Dave. I have heard that ADSL Nation (http://www.adslnation.com/products/index.php) sell good quality products, but I haven't any experience of O2 as a broadband provider, so can't comment on what they send with their kit. Do you know what routers they use?
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I don't know what router they use Simon, i guess i'll just have to wait and see. Thanks for the info gents :thumbs:
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We switched to O2 earlier this year and like it a lot. We were supplied with a wireless enabled Thomson ST780 modem capable of supporting four devices through LAN. I don't use wireless so I can't tell you much about that. I can't remember how many filters were supplied but I think there were two. They seem to be standard and I'm sure I could have used the filters supplied by my previous ISP.
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A friend has just signed up with them, supposed to be enabled tomorrow.
I went round on saturday with a better PC for her and had a look at what they had sent.
Its a Thompson 585 (v7) Adsl 2+ Wi Fi 4 ethernet port modem router, with 2 filters.
An ADSL filter/splitter is an ADSL splitter/filter, you dont need any special ones for different ISPs.
I decided to set it up ready for her to use on monday and was surprised to find that she was already enabled :o
They had said that they would text her when it was enabled but hadnt done so at that time.
It looks like a good service, shes only supposed to be on the up to 8mb connection for £7-50 per month but the router shows her getting 18mb down and 1.3mb up.
Maybe once its been on a couple of days they may drop it to the paid for speed as I cant see them not knowing they have set it so high.
Unless its the training period ::)
If you do go with them Dave you dont have to use the CD that comes with the router to set it up. I didnt, so she has a nice clean page when shes surfing, with none of the associated crap you usually get if you install the ISPs stuff :)
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Ta for info Sandra ;) I'm getting it through a friend at o2 so should get it for £7-50. If the speeds are anywhere near the 8MB max i'll be very pleased indeed. I'm currently paying Virgin Media £18 for the privilege of a 2MB connection which gets throttled to 1MB as soon as you dare to use it in a broadband manner :-\
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Let us know how you get on, Dave. It seems Virgin are turning into the new Pipex.
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Well so far so good. I signed up for it over the phone yesterday afternoon. Amazingly it was an English speaking person in the UK :woot:
Turns out that as i'm getting it through a friends and family scheme it's a flat charge of £7.50 for the fastest connection your line will support, which apparently is 16 Mb for mine. I've had multiple texts and also e-mails to my brand new o2 e-mail account keeping me informed of progress. Got an activation date for this Friday. 10/10 for O2 so far ;) And you're right Simon, the VM service is going down the pan :P
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Sounds good, Dave. :thumb:
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Up and running with no problems. Getting about 3 Mb at the moment which considering i've got a long extension from the master socket and it's still in training mode is pretty good :thumbs: Excellent service so far.
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Good news, Dave, but hopefully your speed will improve.
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Well anything is a bonus now Simon, to be honest 3Mb/s seems like greased lightning to me ;)