Can you recommend a router for use with NTL?

tjd-tjd

Afternoon everyone. We have NTL broadband serving one home P.C. I've just acquired a laptop, WiFi enabled and understand I need to get a cable router. I've looked at Netgear RP614 which I can get at a good price (£30.50). Will it do the job? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks. Tim.

s0ulb0y

I also have NTL 1mb broadband so I decided to go wireless. I purchased a linksys 2.4ghz wireless broadband router (model: BEFW11S4) from pc world and it works great. I struggled a bit to set it up though and ended up calling a mate of mine to assist (one of those techy wizz kids). DO REMEMBER that if you contact NTL they will not give you any assistance in setting up a wireless connection, their famous quote "we don't support that type of router".

NTL shop is a bit expensive: http://www.ntlshop.ntlworld.com/webstore/Default.aspx

or theres always:

https://www.ebuyer.com or ebay.co.uk

Chaos

Hi,

That will do the job just fine, I've just set it up for a friend and it works fine - not the greatest wireless range on it though. Just remember to set up security on any wireless network - you don't want your neighbours using your connection now!

Terry

elliebean_2

We have a wireless network using NTL broadband. Ours was professionally set up using a Netgear WGR614 which you can buy for about £40 incl VAT here on ebuyer

Skint1

Hi. I picked up my wireless router (a D-Link DI-524) for £20 at a computer fair. It took about a half hour to set up and I've had four computers running happily off it for a couple of months now with no problems. It has been a godssend as it has stopped my teenagers from trying to murder each other over hogging computer time. :T

tootles_2

I bought a wireless router from ebay, got a techie to set it up for me and it works great, the name on it is sitecom..... cannot rememebr how much I paid for it, but is was not a lot, I did email the sellers to make sure it was ok to use with NTL.

belfastgal

I JUST BOUGHT THE ACER 1642 WLMi FOR MY DAUGHTER AND IT ARRIVED THIS MORNING...GREAT !!! BUT APPARENTLY I NEED A ROUTER ALSO TO GET THE INTERNET.I AM NOT TECCHIE AT ALL SO WHAT SHOULD I BE LOOKING FOR ? AND WHERE ?
FORGOT TO MENTION I AM ALSO ON NTL BROADBAND

s0ulb0y

i feel like a salesman now...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WIRELESS-BROADBAND-ROUTER-SUITABLE-FOR-NTL-TELEWEST-ETC_W0QQitemZ5876938880QQcategoryZ44997QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

T4i

Get a netgear!

Netgear, Netgear, Netgear....

As elliebean has said.........Wireless for NTL/Blueyonder

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=539

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000C1WO2/abantupromoti-21/026-5394123-0176409

Can't go wrong with Netgear.

pks00

Ive 2meg Broadband with NTL. I purchased LinkSys Wrt54G With Speedbooster. Perfect. Up and running dead quick.
Only had one problem, MAC address got changed somehow, I contacted LinkSys Live Support, someone got in touch with me within a minute, and problem solved inside 5. Very impressed with their support.

Ive never had any problems, no disconnections, good range.

A year later, a friend ask me and I recommended this. He purchased it and he is extremely happy with it also.

belfastgal

Im really confused by all this techie jargon... so how does the router work?? do you just place it near the laptop and it picks up the internet signals from your broadband on the home pc?