Broadband wireless network

[Electron]

Hi everyone,

At the moment i am using a dial-up connection which connects at 42.6 Kbps max. As of today we have been upgraded to receive broadband ADSL.

I have been to the BT website (bt.co.uk) and put in my telephone number to check on the broadband availability, and this is the message received.

'Quote' Your exchange has broadband ADSL. Although the length of the telephone line between you and the exchange is quite long, you may be able to receive broadband ADSL.

Our initial test on your line suggests that you may be able to have a broadband ADSL service that provides up to 512Kbps download speed, but the upstream bandwidth will vary according to the length of your telephone line. It will not be possible to provide the 1Mbps or 2Mbps broadband ADSL services.

If you decide to place an order, a further test will be performed to confirm if your line is suitable, and if so for what speed of service. 'Unquote'

Does this seem reasonable?

My other question is:- As i have four computers in the house (none by a telephone point, i have to use an extention to each computer), used by different members of the family i was interested in the Voyager 2000 BT are offering at £149.99.

http://www.bt.com/homenetworking/ind...200&obsNoSee=Y

So that more than one person can surf the Internet at the same time and we can also make voice calls.

Can someone explain the setup, i cannot make out where the LAN cards come into play, i thought that the Broadband modems are USB.

Also, i cannot find another package the same at PCWorld or the like, as i want to stay with the ISP i am using now (Freeserve) What would i need to connect 4 PC's on a wireless broadband network if i where to buy everything seperately.

Thanks in advance for any help, or direction to other web pages for more information.

[mbossman2]

ok, on the 1st part of your post: it sounds like you may be at the close to the maximum distance that is DSL capable so the very hi speed options (1 & 2 mbps variants) are defintely not available (as distance increases, the maximum speed decreases) and the telco wants to run a test on the physical line to ensure that when the turn you on it actually works.

now on the Voyager product. this actually takes the place of the regular modem for DSL and the connection to your PC is wireless, not the "normal" USB connection and acts as 10 user router. If you go to the "what do I need?" link, you will see the USB wireless adapter that you will connect to your PC.