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Before you begin
 

Thanks for choosing Sky Broadband. Soon you'll be able to make the most of your Broadband connection. Although we've been through all of this with you on the phone, we just want to confirm a few things before you get started.


To get up and running on Sky Broadband, you'll need to have a compatible BT telephone line that has been active for five days or more. You also need to make sure your computer meets our minimum specifications.

 

PC minimum specifications:

  • Windows 2000, XP, Vista or later
  • 133 MHz processor or higher
  • Spare Ethernet port
  • 100Mb free hard disk space
  • RAM - 64Mb or higher
 

Mac minimum specifications:

  • Processor - 266MHz Power PC G3 or greater
  • Spare Ethernet port
  • OS X v10.2.6 (Jaguar) or later
  • RAM - 128Mb
 

Going wireless

If you are going to use Sky Broadband through a wireless connection then you will also need to have either:

  • A wireless enabled computer (IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g)
  • A Sky wireless adapter that you can buy from Sky (which is not Mac compatible)
  • A spare USB port


So if you're sure you have all the right stuff, you can move on to the next step.