FAQ Categories
1. Applications Software
2. Email:Spam
3. Homechoice: Acknowledgements
4. Homechoice: Contracts, 512k, etc.
5. Homechoice: General Questions
6. Homechoice: Networks
7. Homechoice: Optimising the connection
8. Homechoice: Troubleshooting
9. Homechoice: Unsupported Operating Systems
10. Homechoice: Video on Demand (VoD)
11. Misc

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1. Applications Software
   • How do I use my Scanner under UNIX?
   • How do I use my CD Recorder under UNIX?
   • How do I configure Weblogic Application server to connect to Postgres?
   • How do I send a FAX through the Internet?
   • How do I compile Xvfb for Solaris using gcc?
   • How do I know I've found the *right* movie in Kazaa?

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2. Email:Spam
   • How do I get the programme I want without using the menus?
   • How do I reduce the amount of Spam I receive?

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3. Homechoice: Acknowledgements
   • What's this FAQ thing for?
   • Acknowledgements

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4. Homechoice: Contracts, 512k, etc.
   • When are Homechoice going to upgrade to 512k?
   • What contractual changes are taking place on 25th February 2002?
   • What is the status of the NAT removal/upgrade?
   • I'm leaving Homechoice, can I use the Alcatel Speedtouch modem with my new ISP?
   • Can I terminate my contract early?
   • Why do they keep hanging up on me when I am holding on the customer service number?

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5. Homechoice: General Questions
   • How do I keep my Homechoice connection permanently running on FreeBSD?
   • What are the details of the Homechoice servers?
   • I don't want the HC software messing about with my system. How do I install the drivers manually?
   • How can I manually invoke the account signup process?
   • I've heard HomeChoice uses NAT (Network Address Translation), what's that?
   • Can I host my website on my own computer?
   • Can I get rid of the HomeChoice Branding of Internet Explorer?
   • Is there a Service Status page?
   • Is there a users' group?
   • Why can't I connect using the Ethernet port on my ADSL modem?
   • What other resources are available?
   • How do I access my free 20mb web space?
   • Can I use CGI/PHP etc scripts on my Homechoice web space?
   • Which Server / Datacentre am I connected to?
   • What is the contention ratio on Homechoice?
   • How should I arrange the wiring for my telephone extensions now I have ADSL?
   • What BT telephone exchange am I on?
   • Is there an IRC channel dedicated to Homechoice?
   • I've lost/damaged my CD - From where can I download the drivers?

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6. Homechoice: Networks
   • Can I share the HC connection between several computers?
   • How do I share the HomeChoice connection using Linux?
   • How do I share the HomeChoice connection using FreeBSD?
   • What IP addresses can I use on my LAN?
   • How do I actually make a local network for sharing the HC connection?
   • How do I share the Homechoice connection using Freesco?
   • How do I create shares on my Unix box that Windows machines can access?
   • Will Virtual Private Networks work on Homechoice?

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7. Homechoice: Optimising the connection
   • It's not as fast as I'd like - is there a problem with my connection?
   • How can I make my HC connection faster?
   • How else can I make my HC connection faster?
   • Why can't I access certain websites?
   • How can I improve DNS reliability?
   • How can I test my connection speed?
   • Slow upload

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8. Homechoice: Troubleshooting
   • How do I debug Windows dial-up networking (using a Homechoice STB modem)?
   • What's a generic way to get most apps working with HC?
   • I'm having trouble with a [banking] website, what can I do?
   • How do I get ICQ to work with Homechoice?
   • How do I get Microsoft Netmeeting (MSN) to work with Homechoice?
   • My Internet connection doesn't work, what should I do?
   • How do I get Napster to work with Homechoice?
   • How do I get IRC (mirc) to work with Homechoice?
   • How do I get Yahoo Messenger to work with Homechoice?
   • FTP Server

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9. Homechoice: Unsupported Operating Systems
   • How do I connect to Homechoice using Linux?
   • What cabling do I need to connect to Homechoice using a Mac G3?
   • How do I connect to Homechoice using a Mac?
   • How do I connect to Homechoice using Windows 2000?
   • On Windows 2000, my modem isn't recognised when I first boot up.
   • Should I install Windows 2000 service pack 1?
   • How do I connect to Homechoice using FreeBSD?
   • How do I connect to Homechoice using Freesco?
   • How do I connect to Homechoice 512k using FreeBSD?
   • How do I set configure SuSE 8.0 to work with Homechoice?
   • How do I connect to Homechoice 1Mbit using Linux?
   • Sick of only getting 200 results on a KaZaA Lite search?

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10. Homechoice: Video on Demand (VoD)
    • In what order should I watch the episodes of This Life Series 1?
    • What is the video quality on the TV service?
    • Are the Internet and TV service affected by each other's use?
    • Some ideas for connecting the STB to 2 TV sets
    • Where is Homechoice Sport
    • How do I make my own VoD server?

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11. Misc
    • How do I change the delay before voicemail kicks in?
    • What's on TV tonight?

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Last updated by faq.pl, Thu Apr 29 20:38:35 2004