Recommended cable wireless routers

Someone I know who's on Virgin cable wants a wireless router, so I was
wondering if anyone on here could recommend one?

Virgin lists some on here:

http://accessories.virginmedia.com/w...e/Default.aspx

but I can't say I've ever heard of Dynamode or Edimax.


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"DAB sounds worse than FM" <dab.is@dead> wrote in message
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> Someone I know who's on Virgin cable wants a wireless router, so I was
> wondering if anyone on here could recommend one?
>
> Virgin lists some on here:
>
> http://accessories.virginmedia.com/w...e/Default.aspx
>
> but I can't say I've ever heard of Dynamode or Edimax.
>
>
> --
> Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info
>
> The adoption of DAB was the most incompetent technical
> decision ever made in the history of UK broadcasting:
> http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm
>


Almost anything will do the job. However if your friend is likely to
want to use Voip, the I would suggest Netgear as they are easier to set
up and are reliable.


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Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

"Woody" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "DAB sounds worse than FM" <dab.is@dead> wrote in message
> news:mIhQk.11342$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>> Someone I know who's on Virgin cable wants a wireless router, so I
>> was
>> wondering if anyone on here could recommend one?
>>
>> Virgin lists some on here:
>>
>> http://accessories.virginmedia.com/w...e/Default.aspx
>>
>> but I can't say I've ever heard of Dynamode or Edimax.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info
>>
>> The adoption of DAB was the most incompetent technical
>> decision ever made in the history of UK broadcasting:
>> http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm
>>
>
>
> Almost anything will do the job. However if your friend is likely to
> want to use Voip, the I would suggest Netgear as they are easier to
> set
> up and are reliable.


Okay, thanks. Is this the model most people use:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-WGR6.../dp/B0000C1WO2



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The adoption of DAB was the most incompetent technical
decision ever made in the history of UK broadcasting:
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm

"kraftee" <kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote in message
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> DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
>> "Woody" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:IblQk.43846$(E-Mail Removed)2
>>> "DAB sounds worse than FM" <dab.is@dead> wrote in message
>>> news:mIhQk.11342$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>>>> Someone I know who's on Virgin cable wants a wireless router, so I
>>>> was
>>>> wondering if anyone on here could recommend one?
>>>>
>>>> Virgin lists some on here:
>>>>
>>>> http://accessories.virginmedia.com/w...e/Default.aspx
>>>>
>>>> but I can't say I've ever heard of Dynamode or Edimax.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info
>>>>
>>>> The adoption of DAB was the most incompetent technical
>>>> decision ever made in the history of UK broadcasting:
>>>> http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Almost anything will do the job. However if your friend is likely
>>> to want to use Voip, the I would suggest Netgear as they are
>>> easier to set
>>> up and are reliable.
>>
>>
>> Okay, thanks. Is this the model most people use:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-WGR6.../dp/B0000C1WO2
>
> Depending on how much data you are using it may pay to go up market a
> little to one of their bluebox offerings such as:-
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-ProS...911181&sr=1-75
>
> I have found in their 'white box' models that they tend to choke if
> you are passing a lot of data (p2p filesharing etc) sometimes it can
> be cured by firmware updates, but I've never had any problems with (as
> I said) the blue box (supposedly Pro) equipment...
>
> Of course you'd have a little more security with this one as well..
>


Having looked at that link, is that particular 'Pro' version wireless?


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Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

"Mark McIntyre" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
>> Someone I know who's on Virgin cable wants a wireless router, so I was
>> wondering if anyone on here could recommend one?
>>
>> Virgin lists some on here:
>>
>> http://accessories.virginmedia.com/w...e/Default.aspx
>>
>> but I can't say I've ever heard of Dynamode or Edimax.
>
> They're both enormous makers of cheap and cheerful networking technology.
> I have two edimax routers and an edimax print server, all of which have
> worked fine.

I second that. Edimax have ADSL routers at around £20 from Scan -
reasonable, I think.

I do know that the "wallwart" power supplies fail. When I whinged at Scan
they reported that they see a 2% failure rate on these PSUs, which they
thought was reasonable.

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Graham J

"DAB sounds worse than FM" <dab.is@dead> wrote in message
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> Someone I know who's on Virgin cable wants a wireless router, so I was
> wondering if anyone on here could recommend one?

I have been running a Netgear WGR614 v6 on Virgin Media and NTL (as it was
before) for a few years without any issues at all.

So I can recommend this one.

"kraftee" <kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote in message
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> DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
>> "Woody" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:IblQk.43846$(E-Mail Removed)2
>>> "DAB sounds worse than FM" <dab.is@dead> wrote in message
>>> news:mIhQk.11342$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>>>> Someone I know who's on Virgin cable wants a wireless router, so
>>>> I
>>>> was
>>>> wondering if anyone on here could recommend one?
>>>>
>>>> Virgin lists some on here:
>>>>
>>>> http://accessories.virginmedia.com/w...e/Default.aspx
>>>>
>>>> but I can't say I've ever heard of Dynamode or Edimax.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info
>>>>
>>>> The adoption of DAB was the most incompetent technical
>>>> decision ever made in the history of UK broadcasting:
>>>> http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Almost anything will do the job. However if your friend is likely
>>> to want to use Voip, the I would suggest Netgear as they are
>>> easier to set
>>> up and are reliable.
>>
>>
>> Okay, thanks. Is this the model most people use:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-WGR6.../dp/B0000C1WO2
>
> Depending on how much data you are using it may pay to go up market
> a
> little to one of their bluebox offerings such as:-
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-ProS...911181&sr=1-75
>
> I have found in their 'white box' models that they tend to choke if
> you
> are passing a lot of data (p2p filesharing etc) sometimes it can be
> cured
> by firmware updates, but I've never had any problems with (as I
> said) the
> blue box (supposedly Pro) equipment...
>
> Of course you'd have a little more security with this one as well..


They probably won't download much - no P2P etc, so the white one will
probably be okay for them, but thanks for the info, as I might upgrade
my router at some point.



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Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info

The adoption of DAB was the most incompetent technical
decision ever made in the history of UK broadcasting:
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm

"Mark McIntyre" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
>> Someone I know who's on Virgin cable wants a wireless router, so I
>> was
>> wondering if anyone on here could recommend one?
>>
>> Virgin lists some on here:
>>
>> http://accessories.virginmedia.com/w...e/Default.aspx
>>
>> but I can't say I've ever heard of Dynamode or Edimax.
>
> They're both enormous makers of cheap and cheerful networking
> technology. I have two edimax routers and an edimax print server,
> all of
> which have worked fine.


Thanks. I think I'll suggest the Netgear though, because they seem to
be the company that a lot of people recommend.



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Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info

The adoption of DAB was the most incompetent technical
decision ever made in the history of UK broadcasting:
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm

"John" <email-address-private3240877@spamtrap.000> wrote in message
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> "DAB sounds worse than FM" <dab.is@dead> wrote in message
> news:mIhQk.11342$(E-Mail Removed)2...
>> Someone I know who's on Virgin cable wants a wireless router, so I
>> was
>> wondering if anyone on here could recommend one?
>
> I have been running a Netgear WGR614 v6 on Virgin Media and NTL (as
> it was
> before) for a few years without any issues at all.
>
> So I can recommend this one.


Okay, thanks.



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Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info

The adoption of DAB was the most incompetent technical
decision ever made in the history of UK broadcasting:
http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm