Broadband

[Van_M]

If you want to connect your amiga directly onto the broadband network, then BT is a no-way! Even if your amiga has USB ports (Subway?), there are no drivers for bt's crappy modem (there are no drivers for linux either). The best you could do is connect it on a pc and use it (the pc) as a gateway to your amiga.

It gets much simpler if you go for cable broadband (telewest, ntl). The cable modems usually provide a lan port, apart from usb, so you can connect your computer on it and access the modem through your web browser (the address is usually 192.168.100.1) and treat the modem as a lan router(note:lan router != switching router). This way you only need a lan interface (PCMCIA, ZORRO 2, PCI).
Telewest now gives 768 kbps for £27.99 PM. I think it's a good value for money.

[Van_M]

Sorry I didn't notice, is Boston a Telewest or NTL area?

[Van_M]

I know for sure that bt is currently offering a motorola modem that doesn't incorporate a router function. Moreover there are only Windows drivers available for it.

[Van_M]

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Hey! You live in New Malden, too??!!   Boy, we should meet one of these days, if you are not afraid of weird, Amigan frogs! ;-D
Yeah sure why not! Hang out for a beer or something like that... PM me plz :-).

Wow, that's expensive for just 768kbps. Remind me to never move to the UK.

Just wait until u hear about greek broadband.... please sit.... I MEAN IT! ... the new "low" prices of OTEnet (greek national telecom provider) is 30.25  euros (ex. VAT) a month for ... hold your breath... 384 Kbps/ADSL + bloated installation costs by "experts" (3 day PC training!)...