bt broadband wireless connection

tinkerbell1978

hi rang bt for a wireless router he said they were £80 or if i sign up for another year or something the package would be 44 by direct debit does this sound right?? sounded a bit pricey to me or maybe i am being mean lol! could i get one of these wireless routers from freecycle? or is that really really cheeky?

espresso

Is there any particular reason that you want a BT wireless router? Virtually any wireless router e.g. here will allow you to use wireless. I certainly would not pay BT for a Home Hub!

tinkerbell1978

ahh just htought that if i had bt broadband i would have to have a bt wireless router not very computer tech sorry will have a look at the link thanks!!

niccy

we have bt broadband but no hub thing
we use a bt voyager wifi router it runs 5 comps and the printer in all rooms:j

tinkerbell1978

ooh too complicated lol i have a bt voyager 220v adsl voice router just want a wireless router had a look on ebay bt one for sale but the seller has 97% feedback is that bad?

Chasmf

Beware of BT - I switched to paperless phone billing - they should send an email bill / request for payment - they never did so I am 2 x £12 down. (Their late payment charges for two quarters - which at £12 are about a third of my quarterly bill). Their customer service is terrible also. Good luck - buyer beware!!!

Chasmf

Beware of BT - I switched to paperless phone billing - they should send an email bill / request for payment - they never did so I am 2 x £12 down. (Their late payment charges for two quarters - which at £12 are about a third of my quarterly bill). Their customer service is terrible also. Good luck - buyer beware!!!

tinkerbell1978

i am doing the right thing am i?! i am getting a wireless router so i can use my laptop!?!

gerri1963

I have a lap top and have just got broadband -

FIrstly, do you have sky tv. If so you can get broadband for £5 per month! That is what I got. I was going to go with BT but they were something like £14.99 per month and £8.99 for the first few months (figures may vary slightly on this) plus you had to pay for rerouter etc. Sky had 3 levels depending on your down load. They also sent me the broadline equipment in 3 day and then phoned me a few days later saying I could start connecting

I am not a tekki at all but even I managed to get my broadband connected. (lots of wires!!) not gone wireless as I need a "bit" for my laptop but as I am not taking my lap top anywhere then that is not a problem. The only thing is that I installed the disc and that seemed to take 1 hr and then called the help line to tweak the co mputer slightly.

The first few times it took 10 mins to get on line and now instant.

The speed is great etc.

So shop around. BT is very dear I even wrote to the Chairman to ask for a discount - no luck!!

So check your cable company if you have one.

tinkerbell1978

ohh dont have sky tv pants! think if i get a wireless router off ebay and hope for the best?!

opportunity_cost

tinkerbell1978 wrote: »

ohh dont have sky tv pants! think if i get a wireless router off ebay and hope for the best?!

Have you checked if you can get O2 Broadband? They're offering broadband for £12.50/month (or £10.83/month if you top up an O2 PAYG phone with £10 every 3 months) and they give you a free ADSL2+ wireless router.