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Excitel Broadband - Comprehensive Review - 5Mbps - SDSL - Unlimited - no FUP
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<blockquote data-quote="StickySlime" data-source="post: 2089377" data-attributes="member: 61834"><p>[USER=64403]@manmath[/USER]</p><p>As suggested by r19, above, simply call the number stamped on the pamphlet spread out in your locality.</p><p></p><p>[USER=31299]@raxy[/USER]</p><p>This is a cable based internet, a modem is neither required nor can be used in conjunction with it. No modem (nor a router) is supplied along with the normal connection. That will have to be paid for, separately. My suggestion would be to buy a Netgear router separately from the market, yourself. That way you can keep the router and the internet connection separate and avoid hassles later on. Be advised, you need a router for this internet service provider, NOT a modem-router. If you have a modem-router already, by any chance, it could still work, but you would need to place the modem part of your router in the "bridged" mode. The local cable operators (not Excitel) try to fleece customers into thinking that they need to purchase a separate router to work with this internet connection and a modem-router will not work, but this is completely false.</p><p></p><p>[USER=61093]@r19[/USER]</p><p>I use a 10+ year old Netgear router. Still works as solid as it did the day I bought it. In my opinion and based on what I have noticed, Netgear blows off all other rivals / competitors, at least as far as residential networking equipment is concerned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StickySlime, post: 2089377, member: 61834"] [USER=64403]@manmath[/USER] As suggested by r19, above, simply call the number stamped on the pamphlet spread out in your locality. [USER=31299]@raxy[/USER] This is a cable based internet, a modem is neither required nor can be used in conjunction with it. No modem (nor a router) is supplied along with the normal connection. That will have to be paid for, separately. My suggestion would be to buy a Netgear router separately from the market, yourself. That way you can keep the router and the internet connection separate and avoid hassles later on. Be advised, you need a router for this internet service provider, NOT a modem-router. If you have a modem-router already, by any chance, it could still work, but you would need to place the modem part of your router in the "bridged" mode. The local cable operators (not Excitel) try to fleece customers into thinking that they need to purchase a separate router to work with this internet connection and a modem-router will not work, but this is completely false. [USER=61093]@r19[/USER] I use a 10+ year old Netgear router. Still works as solid as it did the day I bought it. In my opinion and based on what I have noticed, Netgear blows off all other rivals / competitors, at least as far as residential networking equipment is concerned. [/QUOTE]
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