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colonel panic

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Wireless Router
« on: July 21, 2009, 09:04:02 AM »
I need to buy a wireless router for my niece so she can Facebook on it 24-hours a day do homework. Anyone know of a good, cheap router?

thank you.
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allanalpha

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Re: Wireless Router
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2009, 09:13:29 AM »
D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615
inexpensive, easy to setup
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Re: Wireless Router
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2009, 10:26:46 AM »
Routers are supercheap on craigslist. Linksys/Netgear/D-Link - never had problems with any of those brands.
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Re: Wireless Router
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2009, 11:06:12 AM »
Might as well get an 802.11n router if you can.
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colonel panic

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Re: Wireless Router
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2009, 12:53:32 PM »
thanks y'all.
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buffcoat

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Re: Wireless Router
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2009, 02:28:41 PM »
My netGear one was really easy to set up and works like a charm.
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AllisonLeGnome

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Re: Wireless Router
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2009, 07:18:02 PM »
I need one too- our AT&T modem/router business (is it possible to buy a modem or can you only get that from the internet company?) died. They're supposedly sending another, but the router part of it sucked anyway.
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Martin

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Re: Wireless Router
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2009, 07:53:19 PM »
Routers are super-easy to install these days (finally). Just make sure you get one that supports "N" protocols, like yesno said.
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Gilly

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Re: Wireless Router
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2009, 12:05:58 AM »
I still hear about a lot of people having cutout problems with N routers. I live in an apartment so I've stuck with my Linksys G router but I wonder if you need to spend some good money to get a reliable N router. I would have assumed that all N technology would be reliable by now, but I've heard this from at least 10 people firsthand.
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yesno

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Re: Wireless Router
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2009, 12:59:17 AM »
Quote from: Gilly on July 22, 2009, 12:05:58 AM
I still hear about a lot of people having cutout problems with N routers. I live in an apartment so I've stuck with my Linksys G router but I wonder if you need to spend some good money to get a reliable N router. I would have assumed that all N technology would be reliable by now, but I've heard this from at least 10 people firsthand.

I have had no trouble.  And usually problems with cutouts are solved with a firmware update.  One thing, if you have a non-N device on an N network it'll drop everyone down to G, unless you have a "dual band" router which can do G and N simultaneously.  And while N has better range than G, unless you're doing a lot of networking within your network, you probably won't notice the extra speed.  Most cable and DSL connections are the chokepoint, not your wireless.  Ok.
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Re: Wireless Router
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2009, 01:18:22 AM »
"Wireless Router" is a great name for my live drum n bass/industrial folk band
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