Wireless Internet Router for £35 delivered- Can you beat it?

Furg

I have just rung Telewest I was also told by their engineer that they could give me a free wireless router as installation would be a problem. Man on phone told me to go the the computer shop and buy one they do not supply them is this right?

ozzystu

Be aware that you should set up a properly encrypted wireless network using WPA.

The older WEP standard can be broken in less than 10 minutes by your neighbours kid with readily available freebie software.

Make sure you change the admin password on the router from the default.

Also, its worth condidering using a wired connection if using online banking or entering credit card details.

yodstarr

Go to HotUKDeals.com, and click on the free 'Fonera' router.

Limited amount available according to the website.

The idea behind this is that you become part of a community that shares its connection with other Fonera members. Claims that your PC/Mac will remain completely safe. Check it out, it sounds good, Ive joined! and a bangin Router, for free, to boot!!

foxyuk

Furg wrote:

I have just rung Telewest I was also told by their engineer that they could give me a free wireless router as installation would be a problem. Man on phone told me to go the the computer shop and buy one they do not supply them is this right?

are you new with them or existing customer?

rgcoleman

MSE_Martin wrote:

• MSI RG60G wireless broadband router/switch, ADSL eBuyer, £33 (currently out of stock but worth checking back as it goes in and out of stock

I had a look at this one. It says in the description :

One 10/100Mps WAN interface to connect with DSL or cable modem for broadband Internet access.

if i'm right, this means it will not connect to ADSL directly, but also needs a network capable ADSL modem

Richard

BexTech

Furg wrote:

I have just rung Telewest I was also told by their engineer that they could give me a free wireless router as installation would be a problem. Man on phone told me to go the the computer shop and buy one they do not supply them is this right?

They were selling them, but in the last few days were gearing up to stop them. They also offered a USB stick for connecting wirelessly, though not a great price and being USB unless that's your only way of connection then should be the last resort method. Try and go for wired connection first (Wireless routers also have wired connection, and you really should have the machine next to the router on wired) then a wireless adapter that plugs inside the machine (either special slot on the motherboard or PCI slot, or card slot on laptop if not inbuilt wireless and as a last resort USB stick).

The wireless router I have (cable router) were being sold off for £19.99 a couple of year back, it's only 802.11b, but the wireless side wasn't important to me, I just got the wireless one as it was cheaper than just a wired one at the time, I just have all my PCs hard-wired, the wireless side just being switched on when friends or family come with a laptop, they are only going to web-browse or eMail when on wireless, plus I don't need 54Mbps when my actual broadband speed is 4Mbps and the hard wired connection is 100Mbps - though again my broadband is still on 4Mbit.

If you can connect wired, then do so, only use wireless when you absolutely can't hardwire.

...and please please please enable wireless security, the number of connections around by me, friends and relatives that are unsecured is shocking, only a very few are secured.

That's one good thing about the free router from Telewest, wireless security is enabled as default - you are required to enter wireless security details, another good thing is it isn't a Belkin.

If you use SSID on the router, change it from the default setting, give it a name such as "The Hopping Mad Network" along with as mentioned above WPA security or WEP if no WEP or other device doesn't do WPA.

Then also change the password to the router itself away from the default - the password used to access the router settings - different from the Wireless security password.

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/default_ShopGroup.asp?ShopGroupID=12 Have been a good supplier to me over the last few years. (No, I've not had to buy replacement routers, I've bought routers for friends and bough VoIP ATAs).

There's also http://www.broadbandstuff.co.uk and occasionally https://www.dabs.co.uk have routers, along with eBuyer mention earlier (Where I got my first ADSL router from).

superscaper

rgcoleman wrote:

if i'm right, this means it will not connect to ADSL directly, but also needs a network capable ADSL modem

Richard

It is just a router, you'll need a separate modem or go for a modem/router.

BexTech

rgcoleman wrote:

I had a look at this one. It says in the description :


if i'm right, this means it will not connect to ADSL directly, but also needs a network capable ADSL modem

Richard

Looking at the description, it doesn't mention built-in ADSL modem and stated you connected it via Ethernet to either a cable modem or ADSL modem (most ADSL modems sold in the uk are USB only connections). The ADSL modem will need to have a Ethernet port that you usually connect with to the PC and not USB.

There were ADSL modems available that used Ethernet instead of USB to connect. Just most people put up with the poor USB. People usually bough Ethernet ones due to Ethernet being more reliable than USB, not having to install drivers, and on windows not having to get windows to pretend to dial into broadband.

Furg

foxyuk wrote:

are you new with them or existing customer?

Im an existing customer been with them for years

dobbiesloan

MSE_Martin wrote:

and then by Beninio88

What's the deal?

If you've ADSL broadband, which is internet via the phone line, it's a box you plug in to the phone line instead of your modem. If you've cable broadband (NTL/Telewest) which is a DSL modem, you plug your router into the modem. Either way once it transmits the signal that your computer picks up.

Sounds realy simple. But dont you have to buy some kind of card and get it conected to your computer to allow it to pick up the signal?
How mush dose the cards cost?
Dont persume all computers are wireless ready.