NTL Cable Modem Svce

mcloughl · 31-01-2002 9:32am #1

Hi,

I have a date to have my NTL cable modem service installed. 512kbs!!! for 35euro per month. Initally they were charging £130 for the modem and £70 for the install. They are now doing a special deal to rent the modem for 5euro per month and have waived the installation fee. Anyone had experience of the NTL cable modem svce??? I live in Templeogue, Dublin 16. Can you run HTTP from your house??? Is it a fixed IP address or are they using DHCP??

MiCr0 · 31-01-2002 11:02am

i've got and it rox
70k/sec d/l's
you get a dhcp assigned ip
but there seems to be a long lease time so as long as its not disconnected (the cable modem) from the cable you will have static'ish ip.

//M

mcloughl · 31-01-2002 11:10am

What are NTL like as regards security?? Are they locking down ports and services from their end or is it up to th user. I was planning a Redhat Box as a router of sorts running IP Chains. What are you using?? Have you had much success in setting up the Cable Modem on differnet OS ?? Linux / SUN / Win2k?? As I work for a very well known multinational Telco I have a number of wireless Lan cards

Saruman · 31-01-2002 11:16am

Friend of min was testing it over a year ago when it was just one way (modem needed to send but that was freephone number) He got it all for free to test it in my area.. amazing download speeds!!

I would like to have it.. more so than ADSL considering Eircom suck.
MiCr0 do you know which is faster? I dont meen the numbers quoted by each i mean in real terms, you said 70k/sec d/l's
so i wonder what thats like on Istream

MiCr0 · 31-01-2002 11:24am

i get a fairly consistant d/l speed to good servers (downloads are only as good as the slowest point).

the service is two way - no call charges.

in terms of security - they seem to leave all ports open by default - which is good
you are best off installing some sort of firewall so.
i use winXP f/w and zonealarm PRO.
the wXP firewall allows you to open only specific ports, only 4 of the ports are open and all work perfectly.

any more q's either post or PM

//M

mcloughl · 31-01-2002 11:33am

What is the modem type??

Big_Bear_Grrrrr · 31-01-2002 4:18pm

The one they sold me for £130 is a Terayon TJ210.I'm sick now to hear you can rent it (lucky you).Although i was gonna sign up for the service when they initially offered it at £50 per month and am glad I waited and saved myself a few £'s or guinness vouchers.

One thing though I have had absolute nightmares when I power off the modem and try and try to reconnect the next day or so.I can not get an IP address and always get the error about the DHCP Server not available,despite trying it on my 5 pc's on my home lan under NT,2K and 98 so best to never switch off!

GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Celt · 31-01-2002 7:23pm

Seems NTL are aggressively marketing this new rental thing

<Got a phone call today from them

PiE · 01-02-2002 2:48pm

Eircom's I-Stream ADSL reaches between 50-60k/s for most people.

Typedef · 01-02-2002 3:00pm

Does anyone know if the service will be citywide or just for select areas of the South side?

Typedef · 01-02-2002 3:05pm

http://www.ntl.com/locales/ie/en/athome/internet_cable.html

Mountjoy Mugger · 01-02-2002 4:54pm

Originally posted by PiE
Eircom's I-Stream ADSL reaches between 50-60k/s for most people.

Ayup - and aDSL pings with i-Stream average about twice that of NTL...

Boston · 01-02-2002 5:04pm

so you get 30-35 ping on ntl cable cough bolox cough

PiE · 01-02-2002 5:24pm

Yah i-stream ping sucks, 110ms to a UK T3 server that I used to ping 150 on 56k :[

Boston · 01-02-2002 5:27pm

sorry but my ping is allways 65-70 sometimes 60 on irish servers.
it flys here

Dustaz · 01-02-2002 5:39pm

Originally posted by Typedef
Does anyone know if the service will be citywide or just for select areas of the South side?

Only Tallaght and Tempelogue. And thats all it will be for the forseeable future. They have no money to upgrade anywhere else.

Yah i-stream ping sucks, 110ms to a UK T3 server that I used to ping 150 on 56k :[

What game?
I get fairly solid 50 ping on Irish servers after some CS tweaking. About 80 to UK ones.

Celt · 01-02-2002 5:40pm

Originally posted by Boston
sorry but my ping is allways 65-70 sometimes 60 on irish servers.
it flys here

Operative word being "here"

PiE · 01-02-2002 5:52pm

Rainbow6 :]

(best game evar.)

Lenny · 01-02-2002 5:55pm

I don't see anyhting on NTL's site about renting a cable modem, where did someone get this idea from?

BioHazRd · 01-02-2002 6:16pm

originally posted by Dustaz
Only Tallaght and Tempelogue. And thats all it will be for the forseeable future.

I rang them this evening, and they said Blanchardstown would be coming on stream sometime in the next couple of months.

We shall see.......:rolleyes:

Boston · 01-02-2002 9:24pm

now taht is bull, cause Blanchardstown is bandwidth starved

MiCr0 · 01-02-2002 11:12pm

Originally posted by Boston
so you get 30-35 ping on ntl cable cough bolox cough

what are you basing that on?
C:\>ping elvis.barrysworld.com

Pinging bwserver16.barrysworld.com [213.221.174.98] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 213.221.174.98: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=117
Reply from 213.221.174.98: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=117
Reply from 213.221.174.98: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=117
Reply from 213.221.174.98: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=117

Ping statistics for 213.221.174.98:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 30ms,C:\>ping games1.iol.ie

Pinging games1.iol.ie [194.145.128.130] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 194.145.128.130: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=114
Reply from 194.145.128.130: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=114
Reply from 194.145.128.130: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=114
Reply from 194.145.128.130: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=114

Ping statistics for 194.145.128.130:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 40ms, Maximum = 40ms, Average = 40ms Maximum = 30ms, Average = 30ms

Lenny · 02-02-2002 4:26pm

I don't see anyhting on NTL's site about renting a cable modem, where did someone get this idea from?

Celt · 02-02-2002 4:30pm

Why did you post the exact same question twice?
Muppetry.
And please, please read the ****ing thread before replying, your question was answered in the first post, he got "the idea" from ntl, where else would he get it?

Lenny · 02-02-2002 4:46pm

lost the head

Mountjoy Mugger · 02-02-2002 4:47pm

Originally posted by MiCr0

what are you basing that on?
C:\>ping elvis.barrysworld.com

Pinging bwserver16.barrysworld.com [213.221.174.98] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 213.221.174.98: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=117
Reply from 213.221.174.98: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=117
Reply from 213.221.174.98: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=117
Reply from 213.221.174.98: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=117

Ping statistics for 213.221.174.98:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

Boston suddenly gone quiet..

Boston · 02-02-2002 5:17pm

and hiding in the cornor

just ntl cable service in england isnt as good as that,
thats the type of ping you would get(probably just lower) on a leased line.

pete · 07-02-2002 1:40pm

Originally posted by BioHazRd

I rang them this evening, and they said Blanchardstown would be coming on stream sometime in the next couple of months.

We shall see.......:rolleyes:

I too just spoke to them - they said "most areas" of dublin within 6 months.....

I posted this info to IOFFL and asked if someone would contact their PRO, so we'll see...

NTL Cable Modem Svce

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