Wireless Modems interchangable?

tirednewdad

Me again.
:rolleyes:
This time a question about modems.
I currently have a sky wireless modem and sky broadband.

If i change to talktalk broadband, can i use the same wireless modem or do i have to spend the £30 to get thier version of the modem that they supply?

Marty_J

No, you should be able to use the same modem.

albertross_2

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=sky+router+unlocked&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

tirednewdad

albertross wrote: »

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=sky+router+unlocked&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

I am a computer idiot.

Is this illegal or just a bit naughty?:p

If it is illegal i'll probably just sell it. If i sold it, would it retain any information that went through the computer?

albertross_2

Not illegal, but they might ask for it back if you cancel, not sure. Whats wrong with sky?

It won't retain any info apart from your username, there is a reset button to put it back to defaults.

tirednewdad

cost cutting excercise. To be honest, i have loved sky and sky plus since i got it but the baby is costing a fortune in nipple cream and nappies

lauraocal

It wont work unless you flash the router to enable it to work.
I'm sure talktalk give them out for free though, its a talktalk branded one too.
No it wont retain any info, there isnt any thing to retain.
Here's a tip, open internet explorer, and type in this address:
192.168.0.1 (no www or http://)
User is admin and password is sky - I would think very carefully before you go changing any settings in there!!!! But you'll see just what the router holds by way of info - nothing! Oh and by the way.... all sky routers (sagem and netgear) use the same ip (192.168.0.1) and your supplier gives you your other one randomly and it changes all the time.