NETGEAR DG834G or WGR614

delboy_rodney

I need a new router before I smash this belkin piece of crap in to pieces, now there are 2 Netgear ones can someone tell me the difference between them.
I am on Telewest blueyonder BTW.

NETGEAR DG834G (£64.78 inc VAT)

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?

action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52244

or WGR614 (£39.12 inc VAT)

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?

rb=18222348248&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_u

id=48546

Thanx

MercilessKiller

The DG834G has an ADSL Modem integrated so for BT USB ADSL, the modem can be thrown away and the router used instead.

If you have ethernet DSL or Cable (NTL/Telewest), then the cheaper one is the best option for you. Either would do but the more expensive one is so due to the modem.

Enjoy

delboy_rodney

The Belkin keeps disconnecting after a few mins, it goes into like a standby mode, it cant stay on long enough for me to update firmware but I might get lucky if I can continue to suffer the frustration.

MercilessKiller

You tried doing the official reset thing by pressing the small button with a pin?

Also is it under warranty?

delboy_rodney

Yep pressed reset like 100 times, still no good. Belkin are trying to sort out the replacement but im fed up with this piece of !!!!e (pardon my French). So netgear here I come (I think)

MercilessKiller

well ive been using netgear for years and have never ever had a problem so enjoy

the_weatherman

delboy_rodney wrote:

The Belkin keeps disconnecting after a few mins, it goes into like a standby mode, it cant stay on long enough for me to update firmware but I might get lucky if I can continue to suffer the frustration.

I had exactly the same problem with the Belkin router i bought (kept intermitently switching itself off, and you can never get through to their "free" helpline.)
Eventually after pulling out all of my hair, i took it back to PC World and exchanged it for the Netgear wg111 108mbps.
I managed to install that easily enough although browsing the internet can be painfully slow, it can take more than 10 seconds for a site to come up.
Having only recently got a wireless network system going though, i'm not sure if this is the norm? (but its doing my head in. :mad: )

nowtsquared

Which model Belkin is it ?
Some can be flashed with firmwares from other suppliers

wiraone

If you bought yours from PCWorld, bring it back to PCWorld and ask them if you could exchange it with Linksys WRT54GS..