wireless Routers

jon_r_2

MANY THANKS TO EVERY ONE (guy in comet told me linksys was the 'bees nees'!!)then i remembered....m s e at the last minute ,but what is bizarre these devices use the 2.4 Ghz, band which is the same spectrum as microwave ovens !

Edinburghlass_2

Sheel wrote:

What do you think to Belkin?

I bought a Netgear , it was a dud , but I was probably just unlucky.

Anyone a view on the Belkin, PCW have one at £40 on the Collect and Go system and a friend is looking for one.

onzey

Helped a neighbour set up a Belkin a few weeks ago (can't remember model). It came with a USB adapter as well which was handy for an old laptop they had in the house as well as their desktop. All worked fine.

Pat__3

Edinburghlass wrote:

Anyone a view on the Belkin, PCW have one at £40 on the Collect and Go system and a friend is looking for one.

I was told in Comet a couple of weeks ago by there techie guy that Belkin was a good buy, there was lots of other more expensive makes but he said Belkin.HTH.

Sheel

Edinburghlass wrote:

Anyone a view on the Belkin, PCW have one at £40 on the Collect and Go system and a friend is looking for one.

I do actually have a Belkin which I bought when I found out the Netgear didn't work. I was just asking cos I wondered if it was considered by comicmankev to be a budget model or not.

Mine seems to be working well . No problems with it although it took me a while to set it up , but that's only cos I didn't have a clue what I was doing :rolleyes:

Edinburghlass_2

Sheel wrote:

I do actually have a Belkin which I bought when I found out the Netgear didn't work. I was just asking cos I wondered if it was considered by comicmankev to be a budget model or not.

Mine seems to be working well . No problems with it although it took me a while to set it up , but that's only cos I didn't have a clue what I was doing :rolleyes:

Now that you do know what you are doing, I'll send Pink in your direction then if she buys the Belkin :rotfl:

According to the blurb on PCW it says it takes about 3 minutes to install and run...yeah right

Fran

Edinburghlass wrote:

According to the blurb on PCW it says it takes about 3 minutes to install and run...yeah right

I found my Netgear box the other day which said something about setting up in 5 or 6 clicks!!:rotfl: (Hours and 3,958 clicks (estimate!) later.........

comicmankev

Belkin are a pretty good, name, but I cannot comment on quality because I have never used them.

comicmankev

Of course, you could buy the one linked at the bottom of this message then rent your broadband to all your neighbours at about £5/£10 a month! They have a bargain and they will be paying you! A good price from PCworld too!

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/product.php?sku=450368

Pink.

I'm looking at this one.

Just need something basic, so that I can use the laptop in a comfy chair while the kids use the pc. Preferably something uncomplicated to set up as I am very very technically challenged, as Edinburghlass will testify....

Yesterday I got broadband. Edinburghlass phones to see if I've managed to set it up........

Ed'lass: Well is it working?

Pink: Yes it's great!

Ed'lass: Are you sure it's working?

Pink: Yes, of course it is!........I'm at the pc, talking to you on the phone aren't I?

Ed'lass: Are you sure that you're still connected while you're talking to me on the phone?

Pink: sighs Yes I'm sure.

Pink checks connection.........long silence

Pink: Well........errrrrrrrr.......you may be right..

After much rumaging, untangling of wires and attempting to describe various thingumy wotsits........turns out I have forgotten to disconnect dial up lead :rolleyes:

Many thanks to Edinburghlass for all her help :T

Pink