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Old 29-08-2012, 05:42 PM   #1
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Wireless Router

My wireless **** router has just blown up, THANK GOD!

randomly it would stop working, you could still connect but it would just have no internet connection... we rang up Viring (our providers) many many times asking whats going on, thinking it was their modem, but they done some checks and found out that pretty much our router was a load of ****...

some what im asking guys and girls, could someone point me in the direction to a better one, bearing in mind my wallet isnt bottomless... upto £100 im looking for...

the one i had was a D-Link DIR 635

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...ProductID=3166

thats the spec, i just need something that doesnt stop connecting to the internet for some reason... Virgin said that there was a reading that kept going really high on the router, which stopped the internet, so i had to keep unplugging it and plugging it back in every time it done it
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Old 29-08-2012, 05:48 PM   #2
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My wireless **** router has just blown up, THANK GOD!

randomly it would stop working, you could still connect but it would just have no internet connection... we rang up Viring (our providers) many many times asking whats going on, thinking it was their modem, but they done some checks and found out that pretty much our router was a load of ****...

some what im asking guys and girls, could someone point me in the direction to a better one, bearing in mind my wallet isnt bottomless... upto £100 im looking for...

the one i had was a D-Link DIR 635

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...ProductID=3166

thats the spec, i just need something that doesnt stop connecting to the internet for some reason... Virgin said that there was a reading that kept going really high on the router, which stopped the internet, so i had to keep unplugging it and plugging it back in every time it done it
get the virgin media superhub off them mate its moden and router all in one and works a treat
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Old 29-08-2012, 05:50 PM   #3
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get the virgin media superhub off them mate its moden and router all in one and works a treat
is there a charge for it?

ive been reading and some bloke said hes using this router with his virgin modem

http://www.ebuyer.com/270998-belkin-...-dsl-f9k1102uk

any good? or any better than mine?
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Old 29-08-2012, 05:53 PM   #4
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i think is aroud £30 when i got mine but that was around a year ago, i run 1 pc, 3 laptops, a acer tablet and 4 smartphones through mine and dont have any problems and it is capable of up to 100 meg
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Old 29-08-2012, 05:56 PM   #5
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we sometimes run 3 laptops, 1 computer, 3ipads, 5smartphones, 2PS3's and an xbox, so im hoping it can handle it... we have virgin phones, net and tv so hopefully they wont try and mug us off
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Old 29-08-2012, 06:00 PM   #6
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Re: Wireless Router

Netgear N300 or N600 mate, ive got the n300 and its around 80 quid in pc world (well it was about 12 months back) and good connection fast download times, very speedy, so i recon the N600 will be the really good and there £100 quid new on ebay in a shop they will be quite abit more
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Old 29-08-2012, 06:01 PM   #7
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we sometimes run 3 laptops, 1 computer, 3ipads, 5smartphones, 2PS3's and an xbox, so im hoping it can handle it... we have virgin phones, net and tv so hopefully they wont try and mug us off
thats what i have mate but i got it as soon as it came out so got charged it could be free now though
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Old 29-08-2012, 06:50 PM   #8
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Re: Wireless Router

I'm with Virgin and I'm currently on 120mb speed.

Depending on what speed your on, you'll be able to get a Superhub (Virgin's answer to modem & router) for free. I think it's 30mb+ then you'll get a Superhub.

So obviously I have a Superhub, the wireless signal is shocking but generally I use Cat6 cable for all my machines etc and it's as fast as you'll need it.

The Superhub has an awful habit of just 'dropping out' (this is a known issue) and will take a good 15-20minutes to come back online.
However, the Superhub has a "Modem Only Mode" that allows you to turn it into a modem and then attach your own router. This allows for the use of a decent router with decent range and the chance to put some nice DD-WRT firmware on it to make it even better.

For a router, I'd massively recommend any Cisco Linksys router - but mostly this one Cisco Linksys WAG320N

Can't go wrong with Superhub in modem only mode and a Cisco router attached to it

Any questions let me know.

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Old 29-08-2012, 06:55 PM   #9
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Re: Wireless Router

Do you need one with a modem built in, or just a wireless router?

I have this wi-fi router. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=NW-024-TP

You can install custom firmware on it like DD-WRT. (much more set-up/routing options)

Been working great for years.
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