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Andy Mabbett wrote:
> 
> I'm thinking of treating myself to a brad-an 'Net connection.
> 
> Who are the suppliers, in Birmingham, and what are their relative
> merits?

As Paul said, it's BY or ADSL. I'm in Longbridge, and can get either,
but went for BY as it was cheaper (at the time). If you can get, or have
active digital TV, then you can get a TW CM. You'll need a NIC for it
too, but if you don't have one then TW will sell you one for silly
money, 25UKP for a netgear one (IIRC). I just use a 10MBps Realtek one,
and its fine.

> 
> My PC is currently in the living room, but will probably move elsewhere
> when I re-furnish, shortly. How easy is it to run an extension lead
> (what type?) from the termination of their cable to my PC?

If you have no cable TV install already then they'll put a box on the
outside of your house, and another one inside. From the inside box they
run coax to the cablemodem, and then there's a short patch cable to the
NIC. But if you moved the PC then a longer patch lead can be used no
problem, or the coax could be lengthened. No doubt TW will do that, but
I bet they'd charge, but the cable will have the spec of it on it, and
so you could probably lengthen it yourself too.

> 
> Are there any FAQs I should read?

Probably.... I can't remember any URLs off the top of my head.
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