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| 1383442 | 2014-09-08 09:44:00 | Hi I am looking to buy a new broadband wireless router. What specs do I need so that I can run say 2 laptops wirelesly at once ? I see that some models have aerials that stick up and others do not seem to have aerials. Thanks |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1383443 | 2014-09-08 10:24:00 | Hi I am looking to buy a new broadband wireless router. What specs do I need so that I can run say 2 laptops wirelesly at once ? I see that some models have aerials that stick up and others do not seem to have aerials. Thanks Any modem would be fine. I just use the one that Vodafone gave me. We have phones, tablets and my computer all running on the Vodafone wifi router. |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1383444 | 2014-09-08 22:30:00 | Those that don't have the antenna that stick up just keep them internally and usually run them around the edge on the inside of the device. I would go for something like a DrayTek DV130, and a TP-Link TL-WR1043ND The DrayTek is nice, does ADSL2+ and VDSL2 The TP-Link has fantastic range, and running Gargoyle it's super rock solid. Before I loaned mine to a Cyber cafe to prove a point, mine had just shy of a 300 day uptime :D That said, why are you looking to buy a new one? Does your current one not suit your needs? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1383445 | 2014-09-09 00:40:00 | Thanks My current one is not wireless and I may be getting a couple of flatmates. With UFB coming to my street soon, would I be wise to get one that can handle that ? I may wish to stay on ADSL otherwise I spend too much time on the net. What specs would they say to shows that they can handle UFB (or are they the same?) |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1383446 | 2014-09-09 01:59:00 | Thanks My current one is not wireless and I may be getting a couple of flatmates. With UFB coming to my street soon, would I be wise to get one that can handle that ? I may wish to stay on ADSL otherwise I spend too much time on the net. What specs would they say to shows that they can handle UFB (or are they the same?) The routers that Chill mentioned should be fine. |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1383447 | 2014-09-09 07:53:00 | Don't think the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND supports VLAN tagging on the WAN interface so it won't work with UFB. If you can get a Huawei HG659 for under $80 then then aren't a bad all in one at all. Will work with ADSL/VDSL and UFB too. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1383448 | 2014-09-09 22:36:00 | It does if you're willing to dick around with the underlying OpenWRT stuffs when it's running Gargoyle, but yeah, stick with the ADSL / VDSL router for now :) Most UFB installs take 3-6 months anyway... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1383449 | 2014-09-09 23:37:00 | So I keep hearing. I gave snap a months notice of the date I wanted an install, sure enough that was the date I got an install. It was an overhead which probably made it quite a bit easier. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1383450 | 2014-09-10 01:57:00 | If you get UFB they will give you a new router with WiFi anyway, which while not an awesome device, will probably work just fine for you + a couple of other people. I'm still using the Thomson TG589vn v2 that I got from Telecom when I signed up for VDSL. It's been on 24/7 (except power cuts\bad weather) and mostly works fine, had maybe 3 lockups since I got it which has been over many months, so overall it's OK for a "Free" one. |
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