Going BB

Thinking of getting BB through bulldog. They have an offer of a free
Binatone usb modem with startup and am thinking of getting it for the short
term then upgrading to a router probably netgear. What would be the best
router to get probably with wireless networking so i can hook up my
downstairs pc to the net.

"Richard Rollins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thinking of getting BB through bulldog. They have an offer of a free
> Binatone usb modem with startup and am thinking of getting it for the
short
> term then upgrading to a router probably netgear. What would be the best
> router to get probably with wireless networking so i can hook up my
> downstairs pc to the net.

A couple of points..

a) If you do decide to use Bulldog would you mind quoting my referral code
when signing up - just quote "bdol 87431" when signing up online (under "How
did you hear about Bulldog?/Referred by a Friend") or by telephone

b) If you sign up to Bulldog and choose *not* to have the free USB modem,
you will get a months free service instead - which could well be worth
more..

For instance, http://www.ebuyer.com sell USB ADSL modems from £15.27
including VAT ( Quickfind code: 48409)

c) When looking for Wireless ADSL modem/routers, you have plenty of choice,
including:

Belkin 7630
USR 9106
Draytek Vigor 2600G
Netgear 834G

All of them are in the £80/100 price range (apart from the Draytek Vigor
2600G which is more expensive) and support the 802.11g wireless standard.

Equipment supporting the older/slower 802.11b wireless standard only would
be cheaper.

If you search this group, uk.comp.home-networking and
http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist...oard=dslrouter you can choose
the one which best suits your needs

With any of the above, the USB modem would no longer be needed ,as all these
routers have a built in ADSL modem

HTH

Regards
Sunil

Richard Rollins <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Thinking of getting BB through bulldog. They have an offer of a free
> Binatone usb modem with startup and am thinking of getting it for the short
> term then upgrading to a router probably netgear. What would be the best
> router to get probably with wireless networking so i can hook up my
> downstairs pc to the net.

Go to http://www.asdlguide.org.uk/

"Free" modems are not provided out of the goodness of the ISPs hearts,
but generally by locking you in for a longer period at a higher subscription
rate.

What sort of house do you live in?
Wireless can perform very poorly in some cases, but cable always works.
Might you be able to run cables easily?

On the ISP front, I'd recommend plusnet (if you do, I'd appreciate you
entering 'mauve' into the referrer box) however they cannot provide
faster than 256K uplinks, as some bulldog customers can get on a few
exchanges.

Richard Rollins wrote:

> Thinking of getting BB through bulldog. They have an offer of a free
> Binatone usb modem with startup and am thinking of getting it for the short
> term then upgrading to a router probably netgear. What would be the best
> router to get probably with wireless networking so i can hook up my
> downstairs pc to the net.
>
>
Draytek Vigor 2600G is excellent, no problems so far and the wireless reach
is much better than I expected.

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Julian Knight, http://www.knightnet.org.uk/
Sheffield, United Kingdom
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