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Is Win7 compatible with Tiscali Broadband?

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Emrys Davies

Flightless Bird
"Enkidu" <enkidu@nogodhere.net> wrote in message
news:20100107204510.3323.62791.XPN@nogodhere.net...
> Emrys Davies wrote:
>
> > I (OS) am still researching. Today I asked Tiscali Cancellations
for a
> > Migration Code and after some debate they reduced my monthly £14.67
to
> > £7.99 with a free run for the first three months and they are
sending me
> > a free wireless router to eventually connect to Win7. I accepted
that
> > offer as my wife and I would like to retain our e-mail addresses and
in
> > any case I have been with Tiscali (Lineone ect) for about ten years
and
> > have found them to be quite good.
>
> If you're happy with their service, great but I'm not sure how a wifi
> router will solve your problem if you will still be trying to use the
> same USB modem. It just won't plug into a standard wifi router. That's
> why a modem that you connet to via ethernet is the best choice. that
way
> you can connect a computer directly to that ethernet port, or a
router,
> or a wifi router. I hope it has a modem built in.
> --
> Enkidu

They send me a Wireless Router package with instructions how to install
it. It takes the place of my Sagem modem which is not compatible with
Win7. and off we go, hopefully. Mentally I am happy that all will be
well and if not I will endeavour to sort it out. Thanks for your
interest.
 
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Enkidu

Flightless Bird
Emrys Davies wrote:

>
> "Enkidu" <enkidu@nogodhere.net> wrote in message
> news:20100107204510.3323.62791.XPN@nogodhere.net...
>> Emrys Davies wrote:
>>
>> > I (OS) am still researching. Today I asked Tiscali Cancellations
> for a
>> > Migration Code and after some debate they reduced my monthly £14.67
> to
>> > £7.99 with a free run for the first three months and they are
> sending me
>> > a free wireless router to eventually connect to Win7. I accepted
> that
>> > offer as my wife and I would like to retain our e-mail addresses and
> in
>> > any case I have been with Tiscali (Lineone ect) for about ten years
> and
>> > have found them to be quite good.
>>
>> If you're happy with their service, great but I'm not sure how a wifi
>> router will solve your problem if you will still be trying to use the
>> same USB modem. It just won't plug into a standard wifi router. That's
>> why a modem that you connet to via ethernet is the best choice. that
> way
>> you can connect a computer directly to that ethernet port, or a
> router,
>> or a wifi router. I hope it has a modem built in.
>> --
>> Enkidu
>
> They send me a Wireless Router package with instructions how to install
> it. It takes the place of my Sagem modem which is not compatible with
> Win7. and off we go, hopefully. Mentally I am happy that all will be
> well and if not I will endeavour to sort it out. Thanks for your
> interest.

If they think they know what they're doing, they probably do . . . you
can't be their only customer migrating to Win7!

Good luck.

--
Enkidu
 
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