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From:Neil Bothwick
Date:27 Sep 2000 at 15:06:37
Subject:Re: ADSL

David Le Huray said,

> Our local Telco, Guernsey Telecoms, will shortly be rolling out ADSL on the
> Island.

> My question is - what do I need to enable me to connect my PPC'd 1200T up to
> it?

Ask your telco what sort of connection they provide. It's usually
ethernet, so you'll only need an ethernet card. But some use USB
"modems" in which case you won't be able to use it with your Amiga.

> Depending upon the cost of the extra equipment required / line rental etc I
> might take the offer up.

If it's ethernet, the hardware required costs less than that for a
dialup connection.

Neil



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