Recommend me a router please?

MrsBartolozzi

Hi my pretty ancient router is overheating at the weekends (2 kids on xbox live all day:rolleyes:) and with the holidays coming up I thought about getting a new one.
Please can you give me a couple of recommendations..
I need it to be wired, have at least 4 ports,
capable of PPPOE (whatever that is), and suitable for using with xbox live.
Oh and change from £30 would be nice, but not absolutely essential.
Feel free to ask questions if I haven't given enough info .

Thanks in advance,
MrsB.

mluton

Ask your ISP for a free one, if you mean router/modem

otherwise a good switch: http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/1131107/Netgear-FS105-Switch-5-Ports-EN-Fast-EN-10Base-T-100Base-TX/Product.html

MrsBartolozzi

Hi thanks for responding, yes I need a router/modem.
I have an aol wireless router - that's all they give out apparently, it's been in the loft since I got broadband in 2003, so I don't really want to go down that line.
Any other suggestions please?

gaming_guy

netgear dg834g

i had this router (it got blown up by a thunderstorm and having to use a piece of s*** dlink atm) and wouldn't hesitate to buy another dg834g

MrsBartolozzi

Thank you, this was one of my son's shortlist. It's good to hear an unbiased positive review.

dogmaryxx

Bid for this one here,might get it well under £39 rrp.

netgear dg834g is wireless,I think

daily_2

How do you know it's overheating?

pstones578

MrsBartolozzi wrote: »

Hi my pretty ancient router is overheating at the weekends (2 kids on xbox live all day:rolleyes:) and with the holidays coming up I thought about getting a new one.
Please can you give me a couple of recommendations..
I need it to be wired, have at least 4 ports,
capable of PPPOE (whatever that is), and suitable for using with xbox live.
Oh and change from £30 would be nice, but not absolutely essential.
Feel free to ask questions if I haven't given enough info .

Thanks in advance,
MrsB.

Netgear DG834G

Notlob

MrsBartolozzi wrote: »

Hi thanks for responding, yes I need a router/modem.
I have an aol wireless router - that's all they give out apparently, it's been in the loft since I got broadband in 2003, so I don't really want to go down that line.
Any other suggestions please?

If I am not mistaken, AOL gave out Netgear wireless routers that had 4 wired ports. You do not have to use it wireless! Have you checked it?

Notlob

Rich44_2

Speedtouch 585v7 very nice
Speedtouch 780wl if you think you may like to use VoIP in the future

chunter

I think it's a lottery. I've seen cheap ones that perform really well (zyxel), expensive ones (those netgear ones with the blue top, & those Belkin N ones that seem to get cheaper and cheaper in the Argos catalogue) that are not good.
Those new BT hubs (the smaller ones) are even worse than those Orange roof-shaped ones. And they are my "1 to avoid".
I have a 3com one that I've had for a few years that gives little bother. The basic Belkin ones are ok. I do like the few Buffalo that I've seen.
Wouldn't be keen on speedtouch, probably because the earlier versions were given out by the likes of talktalk and were simply pathetic.

Everybody recommends the DG834G here (search the techie forum - there's 100s of recommendations), so it must be ok.