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Thread ID: 51325 2004-11-17 23:06:00 Jetstream Broadband tedheath (537) Press F1
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293410 2004-11-18 01:40:00 I would guess its because people have paid for the service and are willing to bite the bullet and pay for someone to come and set it up immediatly when it goes tits up.

Those self-install kits from xtra can be bizarly difficult,the entire wizard interface is a crock.
metla (154)
293411 2004-11-18 02:07:00 That was the one good thing about dail-up it might have been slow and hogged the phone lines but it was relatively easy to setup. Aslong as you had the modem installed it normally took no more than a few minutes to get online. You didnt need any flashy filters or spiffy routers/network, as long as your ISP had enabled your account its was all good to go. Pete O'Neil (250)
293412 2004-11-18 17:51:00 I would expect the ADSL modem to get quite warm, you notice how small and compact it was? Well it would be housing a CPU in there too and that can generate quite some heat.

The operating temperature for it is 0°C - 50°C, so if it's below that or above that I would be concerned. A few other modems have been known to have overheating issues.


Kame
Kame (312)
293413 2004-11-18 19:24:00 Mine (DSE Router) gets VERY VERY hot, so don't panic if it feels too warm to be safe. somebody (208)
293414 2004-11-18 20:55:00 They tend to run cooler if you stand them up on edge rather than lying flat.

Murray P
Murray P (44)
293415 2004-11-18 20:59:00 Thanks for replies and advice.

tedheath
tedheath (537)
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