D2J Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Is this currently available in the UK. Google has brought me nothing (maybe its me! ) Just interested in doing a little research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Some power companies have researched using the mains cabling to relay ADSL signals. The main drawback is that it generates a lot of wideband radio noise, which causes interference to soem radio services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2J Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Some power companies have researched using the mains cabling to relay ADSL signals. The main drawback is that it generates a lot of wideband radio noise, which causes interference to soem radio services. Cheers Joe This is something that I currently use because our landlord won't have a telephone line installed, its not the most reliable but it does the trick. Just wondered if this was availble back home The research shall continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Cable companies? e.g. Telewest Satellite Broadband? .... and in the specific case that you describe, pay a neighbour to have a line installed into their property set up with a wireless connection to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Try googling with something like : http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=ADSL+mains+electricity&btnG=Google+Search&meta= I hate the idea myself - as a radio amateur we get enough interference as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwit Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Try getting friendly with the next door neighbours, and if they have wireless, tap into theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb69 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 The only company in UK that I know of that provides "broadband without a phone line" is Now Wireless Broadband (http://www.mynow.co.uk/index.php). Trouble is, I only think it's available in the Thames Valley area (nr London), but check their website for full details. I thought about this when I lived in Slough, but I didn't like the idea of my personal details being sent wirelessly to the nearest access point (I searched their website at the time and couldn't see any details on how my connection was encrypted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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