internet connection + new box

[drahcir71]

N3 has hit belfast and my ex7000hd is now useless i have been told. is kv the best way to go for getting all my channels back inc. sports and movies.
also does anyone know which is best and cheapest internet provider to use as i have read that the kv needs to be connected to internet permantly. im currently using a neighbours wirless signal and dont have my own connection yet.

thanks for any help

[Gary-D]

I'm from Belfast too, I use VM. Don't know whether its necessarily the best, but I've not had any problems with it.

IF you are going to get them have a look at what other companies are offering and if any are cheaper ask them will they match the price. I rang them to cancel(thats what I was telling them) my sub once because another company would give me a free wireless router. To keep me as customer they lowered my monthly cost and sent me a free wireless router.

[filthy1980]

Originally Posted by drahcir71

N3 has hit belfast and my ex7000hd is now useless i have been told. is kv the best way to go for getting all my channels back inc. sports and movies.
also does anyone know which is best and cheapest internet provider to use as i have read that the kv needs to be connected to internet permantly. im currently using a neighbours wirless signal and dont have my own connection yet.

thanks for any help

if your neighbour is generous enough to allow you to use his/her wireless then you may not need to purchase your own internet connection, you could you a wireless bridge (£40approx) to connect your KV to the internet, not as stable as a wired connection but you could save yourself £10-£15 per month

[drahcir71]

what is a wireless bridge mate and how or where do i get one or set one up. sorry but im not very tech minded

[filthy1980]

Originally Posted by drahcir71

what is a wireless bridge mate and how or where do i get one or set one up. sorry but im not very tech minded

it's essentially a little device that looks a little like a dongle but has an ethernet cable sticking out of it that allows you to convert a wireless internet signal into a wired one.

but

it does take a little configuring, and if you're not that tech savvy i'd advise to just get an internet connection installed, (probably BT server or equivalant provider) and run a wired connection to your box.

[jumpinjo]

Originally Posted by drahcir71

N3 has hit belfast and my ex7000hd is now useless i have been told. is kv the best way to go for getting all my channels back inc. sports and movies.
also does anyone know which is best and cheapest internet provider to use as i have read that the kv needs to be connected to internet permantly. im currently using a neighbours wirless signal and dont have my own connection yet.

thanks for any help

get wifi bridge from ebay for under £25 and its prety simple to activate on pc/laptop your using just now and stick in box

[QinteQ]

Originally Posted by drahcir71

N3 has hit belfast and my ex7000hd is now useless i have been told. is kv the best way to go for getting all my channels back inc. sports and movies.
also does anyone know which is best and cheapest internet provider to use as i have read that the kv needs to be connected to internet permantly. im currently using a neighbours wirless signal and dont have my own connection yet.

thanks for any help

- you must have a ' live ' cable already otherwise your EX700HD PVR would not have worked
- you have no MAC from the same cable company or you would not be piggy backing your neighbours bandwidth

If you are going to get £85 per months worth of stable tele for the cost of a £20 modem plus a free wireless router from your cable provider that's a good deal.

As for the Emerald Isle, I have no idea on best prices.

BTW The amount of data packets needed to run even from your neighbour is minuscule.

Hope this helps

[drahcir71]

ok let me get this right.

my neighbour has a good signal on their wireless and would have no problem letting me use it. i seen this on ebay
300Mbps 802.11 n/b/g WiFi Wireless N Network Router

if i buy this and pick up my neighbours signal, do i just need to run an ethernet cable from it to the kryptview. will this work ok or am i best just buying the vm broadband for £20 per month and using that

also where is best place to get the kryptview a780 or is there an hd version
thanks for all your help.

[filthy1980]

Originally Posted by drahcir71

ok let me get this right.

my neighbour has a good signal on their wireless and would have no problem letting me use it. i seen this on ebay
300Mbps 802.11 n/b/g WiFi Wireless N Network Router

if i buy this and pick up my neighbours signal, do i just need to run an ethernet cable from it to the kryptview. will this work ok or am i best just buying the vm broadband for £20 per month and using that

also where is best place to get the kryptview a780 or is there an hd version
thanks for all your help.

no thats a wireless router, for that to work you need to connect it to a hardwire broadband connection, either BT or VM

i would suggest you order VM's cheapest broadband service, they'll send you a modem maybe a wireless router too, connect that to you KV box, keep it simple

[drahcir71]

where is best place to get a kv box