[access-uk] Re: The Netjem IPlayer
- From: "Andy Collins" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:05:03 -0000
Hi Adrian -
2 Questions then if I may: Does the IPlayer still need to be connected to the
aerial when plugged in to the phone line to access channel 900? I ask because
my set-up has my aerial and phone points in separate rooms!
You also said that sighted help is needed for the on-screen menus, I'm
wondering then how accessible this box is to the totally blind, is it possible
to independently select TV and Radio stations? Is it a case of knowing what
numbers the channels are on, and keying them in on a keypad, or do they have to
be selected from a menu list that requires sighted help each time?
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Higginbotham
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:58 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Netjem IPlayer
Hi Andy:
the netgem doesn't have a dial up keypad the dial-up and other network
settings, like all the units settings are done through the on-screen menu
system which unfortunately isn't speech enabled so requires sighted assistance.
I assume it's configurable but by default the netgem simply automaticly
accesses the internet when ever you perform a task which requires it for
example if you have a phone line connected between the netgem and a wallpoint
and you type 900 in to the remote control to access channel 900 then you will
hear the box perform a dial-up connect much like listening to a pc perform a
dial-up conection. if you aren't connected to the phone line you'll simply
hear the modem click, a short pause then click off again as it finds no
connection.
I haven't researched the dial-up settings and costs in any detail as like
others I simply connect the box every few months to check for software updates
but my guess is that it is an 0845 number so the money will be going to your
telephone service provider. if you do have access to a free dial-up number with
your broadband service provider, many provide a no or low cost dial up
connection for the rare occasion on which asdl connections go down, then i
expect you can set up the netgem to use this number instead.
Adrian Higginbotham
Accessibility and inclusion adviser
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Internal extension #2287
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
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From: Andy Collins [mailto:Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 09 January 2006 12:12
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Netjem IPlayer
Adrian - this is very helpful, and as you say, was missing from the info I
was receiving.
Does this mean that the IPlayer has a phone keypad to dial up the Netjem ISP?
How would I be billed for the penny a minute charges; Netjem won't want BT
getting the dosh :]
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Higginbotham
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 11:55 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Netjem IPlayer
Andy - what I think hasn't been made clear is that while you can use your
own internet service to connect the i-player to the web providing you have the
necessary sockets and cables you don't have to do this. it comes with default
dial-up settings pre configured so you can download software upgreades and
access channel 900 for todays audio described program listing at a cost of one
penny per minute. actually unplugging the telephone cable when you have
finished is a good idea as particularly when accessing channel 900 it isn't
clear how to disconnect from the netgem isp.
Adrian Higginbotham
Accessibility and inclusion adviser
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Internal extension #2287
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
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From: Andy Collins [mailto:Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 08 January 2006 18:25
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Netjem IPlayer
Andrew - how would I do this then, given that my 'router' doesn't have any
additional USB ports?
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Hodgson
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 5:27 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Netjem IPlayer
Hi,
This is not possible - you need to download the items directly onto the
IPlayer.
Andrew.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Andy Collins
Sent: 08 January 2006 17:12
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Netjem IPlayer
Andrew - You wrote that you just connect it to the phone socket to do the
upgrades - I don't have any wireless connectivity here, would it be possible to
download whatever I need for the IPlayer on to my PC from the internet, then
upload it to the IPlayer?
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Hodgson
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 4:15 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Netjem IPlayer
Hi,
You would need to have a phone extension. The Iplayer does not have an
Ethernet socket - just a phone socket and a USB socket for connecting it to a
wireless card or other accessories. If you had a router you could do it
wirelessly if you had a wireless router and USB card in the Iplayer, I don't
use this however as I just connect it to a phone socket every few months to do
the upgrades on it etc.
Andrew.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Andy Collins
Sent: 08 January 2006 15:33
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] The Netjem IPlayer
Hi all -
I understand that the IPlayer is blind friendly, and can receive the
Audiodescription service, and has an Ethernet connection for upgrades, and
programme guides etc.
Unfortunately, I don't have a phone socket in the same room as my TV,
and My PC is also in another room!
I don't think my PC has an Ethernet socket, but not sure, as I don't
know what these sockets look like, and although I'm on ADSL, my router doesn't
seem to be a router in the conventional sense, it only has one USB connection
for the PC, and no other inputs/outputs.
Does anybody know how I might go about occasionally connecting the
IPlayer to the internet given my circumstances?
Regards
Andy
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