BT Voyager modems

[Tracey]

Last summer i was sent by mistake (anyone who has ever dealt with an Indian call center will understand and five phone calls later and eventually luckily getting throught to the Irish call center they cancelled a second aol account the Indian call center had opened for me without me knowing ) anyway when i phoned about it they said they had no knowledge of this being sent to me so i kept it, they didnt ask for it back.

My original modem is a BT Voyager 105 USB ADSL Modem

They sent me BT Voyager 190 ADSL Modem - Thats all it says on the front and no more info on the box.

When i google these i get the impression that my one i use now the 105 has been discontinued. I was thinking of using the new one but it has to be plugged into the mains and my one doesnt. Yet another plug in the wall and a bigger socket extention doesnt exactly fill me with joy.

If anyone knows anything about these modems - is there any advantage of me using the new one ?

Tracey

[AndrewP]

Hi Tracey,

On doing a Google search, it looks like the BT Voyager 105 is a USB modem. It will be powered via the USB cable from your PC rather than via an external power supply.

A Google search for the BT Voyager 190 is an ASDL router-modem prgrammed for use with AOL only. It will connect to your PC via a network cable rather than by a USB cable. A network cable does not carry power cables, so the device requires an external power supply. This device shoud be supplied with a cable (RJ-11 connectors) and microfilter to connect to your phoneline, a network cable (RJ-45 connectors) and the power supply. Your PC will need a network socket to connect to this device. Drivers should be available to download forom AOL for this. It is described by its sellers on E-bay as "state of the art".

From an E-basy seller:
In order to connect to the internet connect the ethernet and adsl cable. Wait until the lights on the modem are solid green, then go to http://192.168.0.1. enter your broadband username (for example: joebloggs@aol.com) and password. That's it couldn't be simpler.

All the best,

AndrewP

[Tracey]

Hi Andrew

Do you think i am going to notice any difference or is it going to make a difference if i swap over ?

[AndrewP]

Hi Tracey,

The network connection may be a little faster than the USB connection. Only one way to find out for sure...

You may need to change yor internet settings to say it is now connected via a LAN (local area network). Take note of any existing settings before you make any changes, so that you can change back if required.

All the best,

AndrewP

[Tracey]

Many thanks Andrew

Tracey