| Hotshot_147 |
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| Tue Aug 24 2004 12:19 AM |
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Router or usb or pci?
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Hi guys i,am hoping to get broadband in just over a weeks time, and iam still undecided in which method i will be using to connect.Please could you all tell me which method you use and how reliable it is.Also could you please include the isp and hardware model number.By the way iam hoping to join freedom to surf.
Thank you
Hotshot.....
| maxping |
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| Tue Aug 24 2004 12:49 AM |
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Re: Router or usb or pci?
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I am with F2s and i use a Speedtouch usb modem as i only have 1 pc so dont need a router.
There is a guy on ebay that sells new ones for £14.95 + postage fully guarenteed with a buy it now option.
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| slapmatt |
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| Tue Aug 24 2004 10:48 AM |
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Re: Router or usb or pci?
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I'm on Freedom2Surf too (congratulations, they are excellent!) and I have a PCI modem make and model unknown - it was the cheapest one on eBay, about £25 quid.
I also have a Linksys WAG54G wireless router, but I have had nothing but trouble trying to use it, so I tend to rely on the modem!
| Jaynee |
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| Tue Aug 24 2004 10:53 PM |
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Re: Router or usb or pci?
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I am on Freedom2Surf as well.
I have a Netgear DG814 router. Don't know how much it cost though. I have to have a router as I have 3.........soon to be 4 pcs on the network. 
I love puta as much as I love this forum
| TheARC |
| (Tiscali support staff) |
| Thu Aug 26 2004 03:58 PM |
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Re: Router or usb or pci?
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I used usb.. until this month purchased a netgear DG814.. much better...
Connection is available all the time.. dont have to wait for sync! adn i think its a little quicker to be honest? dont see how.. maybe its just me wishing!
B2C Technical Services Associate
Tiscali UK LTD
| greve |
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| Mon Aug 30 2004 05:27 PM |
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Re: Router or usb or pci?
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I prefer the router approach, but I'm also slightly biased as I have 4 PCs to connect. While I had broadband in my old house (sadly not in my new house yet...) I used Netgear DG834G, which was brilliant.
Even if you only have one PC, using a router approach provides you the flexibility to for example let a mate connect his laptop while he is visiting you without any problems. A USB or PCI approach can't match this.