My old Netgear router has died. After a router to plug into telephone socket, and run several laptops from. Had a quick Google and pretty confused by the choice and range.
Don't need anything sophisticated - we're with Plusnet with download speeds of c.15mbps if that's relevant.
What's good top go for ... and the cheaper the better. Reckon the Netgear cost me £20 5+ years ago.
I only buy Netgear routers as I find them reliable and easy to configure. You might find that you need to spend more than £20 now 😀
netgear dgn2200 or pick up dg834g from ebay for pennies
Well I've had my share of Netgear, Belkin, Dlink, Buffalo and others. They all either died or developed problems in less than a year. Eventually, last year I put my hand in my pocket and got a Draytek Vigor 2820n. Absolutely fabulous. We've had one at work for nearly 3 years and it hasn't missed a beat. Well worth the extra, I fear. But not cheap.
Colin
netgear dgn2200
Hopefully better than the dgn2000 😡
After considerable faffing we ditched the Netgear router and got one of these
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Billion-BiPAC-7800N-Broadband-Wireless-N/dp/B002TOKGL8/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1333036099&sr=1-3 ]Billion BiPAC 7800N[/url]
DG834GT and put the DG team firmware on it for much cheapness
I've got a load of Homeplug and Homeplug Wireless stuff for sale if you're interested.
Second the Billion its got a top notch ADSL chipset in it, can sync up to a higher speed and can be really tolerant of line errors.
thanks all ... interestingly, the office next door bunged us an old Vigor 2800 router and power pack. Gowrie recommended that brand. Can i download software etc to get the Vigor 2800 up and running before buying new? (Sorry, rather a numpty with these things)
Thanks
Downloads for latest Draytek firmware are here >>
http://www.draytek.co.uk/support/downloads.html
Look to the bottom of the page for the tools to flash the firmware to the router.
cool - thanks Russell
well, took the netgear apart, fiddled around and now it's working wirelessly giving upload speeds of 4-5mbps and downlaod of 0.4. But borrowed next door's wireless and it seemed heaps speedier (9 & 1.7 mbps).
So, and I'm guessing this is an obvious question, but presumably an old cheap router will result in much slower broadband speed than an up to date half decent one? Just before I shell out!
Not necessarily but itsounds like your old netgear doesn't support ADSL2 so the line is falling back to a basic ADSL Max profile. Get a new one 🙂