Stephb1986

I have a belkin router its 54 mbps but it sort of went wrong today and now it wont work hate using this pc much prefer my laptop so anyone know of a good router that wont slow down the main computer and that wont break within 9 months

dpb

Elu do a good one

neoglow

Here you go!
12 months warranty
Does between 8000 and 28,000 rpm, no 54 ****e here! lol.
And it will match your disc cutter from the soft-top scooby job!

xxx

Stephb1986

Lmao thanks hunny are you going to show me how to use it and make sure i can handle it personally :P

mart360

DOnt buy netgear, there a pile of poo too


mart

CooperS

Never had a problem with any of the one's we give out to our home based users :-S Got one downstairs that's never missed a beat either

Stephb1986

the one i have now is a pile of **** ive had it into a computer shop atleast 6 times in the last 9 months coz it decides to go mental! I dont have the time to be running round fixing it i have work to do i just want it to work for once its no fun being sat at a normal computer instead of being tucked up in bed on my laptop

neoglow

I've had a Netgear for almost 2 years, never failed me. Netgear are expensive, I'd recommend a Linksys. Rock solid kits from Cisco Systems and well priced. D-Link arent bad either.
Belkin routers have suffered from dropping the internet signal for a while, its a manufacturing problem Belkin are aware of and they made that info publicly available. Not sure if they have sorted by now. The only way to cure it was to switch the router off and back on again.

M.

Stephb1986

aslong as its easy to set up i dont have a problem i wont have to throw it through the window

neoglow

You might hit the Blue Beast on the drive-way! The one with the ticky indicator!

suba

if you can afford it, get yourself a draytek vigor. they are super reliable and stable.

Stephb1986

Lmao its the transit that sits on the driveway i would have to launch it over the lawn and over the footpath just to hit my car or the van you cheeky sod

mike1210

Yes Belkin routers aint that good to be honest, echo above comments about linksys i've configured a few for people and haven't heard back since....always a good sign, got one as a backup router too and was easy as pie to set up. My draytek was a great piece of kit also, to be honest most other makes (including netgear) would be a better bet than belkin

Stephb1986

Thankyou I will go and search pc world tomorrow
i want my nice warm bed with my laptop

neoglow

PC World staff are fooking useless! Trust me, I know!

Stephb1986

LMAO i cant think of anywhere else though off the top of my head im too tired to go looking now

neoglow

If you buy from PCworld, use the Collect At Store thing on their website, will save you some pennies

x

mike1210

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/

for adsl pick an adsl router, for NTL (cable) pick a broadband router

Stephb1986

thankyou hunny my bed is calling can hardly keep my eyes open!

Mike im on telewest broadband what difference does it make?

neoglow

You need a Cable / DSL Router for Telewest, dont buy a Telephone Line / ADSL one, it wont work.

mike1210

Broadband router for you then NOT an ADSL router, as the connection from the box is ethernet

edited to add beat me to it

Stephb1986

ok sounds easy enough if not i'll come back and give you both a roasting

night night everyone
xxxx

Billgtt

Another vote for Netgear here. Took 5 mins to get up and running (My old Belkin took 2 years and never made it), and haven't had a problem yet

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

try microdirect or aria both open tomorow and cheaper than pc world
www.aria.co.uk

www.microdirect.co.uk

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

spelt tomorrow wrong but who gives a flyin f$ck, im spannered

OllyK

Belkin, linksys, netgear, D-link are all fine, the problem is usually the user who knows F'all and decides to fiddle with the settings in an attempt to squeeze an extra 2 bps out of it.

Iain Young

Well, I've gone through 2 Linksys routers, a Belkin, and now my D-Link is going wrong. All in the space of 3 years. I do know what I'm doing, and I've not fiddled with them at all except for setting up the firewall and wireless settings when I first got them.

These are all quite cheap devices compared to some of the routers on the market, so I'm beginning to wonder if this is a case of "you get what you pay for"...

mike1210

if all those have failed, draytek may be your next port of call unless you want to spend a packet on a cisco 87x series

Iain Young

Draytek is indeed the next one on the list. Will have to wait until after my summer holiday though. Saving all my pennies for the trip at the moment

OllyK

And my Belkin router and netgear hubs just keep on plodding along never missing a beat. The hubs are over 10 years old now. Maybe you're just cursed