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Gonch
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:52 pm    Post subject: wireless broadband?? Reply with quote

Can anyone give advice as to what it is and what i need to buy? etc as i want to get something so as i dont keep having to trail wire all thru the house to the phone point and thought a wireless router thing may ne easier and cheaper than a phone extension
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Delmastiff
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've got wireless. It's great. I've got my main pc on it it and the laptop too, can even use it out in the garden!

I bought mine through BT when I got the line installed, but you can get it in PC World etc. You need a wireless router, then as many receivers as you have computers. Easy enough to set up

Something like this

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/757871

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Gonch
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok cheers lee, so is that all that i need?
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Delmastiff
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep, should be.
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Jason
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have used Linksys at work, it replaces the normal ADSL modem and provides wireless networking.

We have shitty AOL Silver so we aren't really supposed to be able to use the internet on more than one computer, but somehow I have managed to get it on 3 so far...!

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't get AOL, don't get BT... they're cak.

I reccomend Demon.net

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Delmastiff
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

glenn wrote:
Don't get AOL, don't get BT... they're cak.

I reccomend Demon.net

Scaremongering!!!

I have been using BT for well over a year without a problem! Their telephone support is also excellent.
NTL on the other hand........ let's not even go there!!

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've installed 3 netgear dg834 wireless routers and havent had a problem, just plug em in, enter your adsl account details and bingo. They are all 54Mb stuff but you can get 18 now ( 802.11g+ ).

You need the router itself and network adapters for each machine.. you can get USB ones so you wont have to open up your desktop if you dont want to.

What I would suggest is you read up on MAC Address filtering and WEP before you install, just to prevent anyone a) jumping on your network and potentially having access to your machines and b) using your net connection.

If you wander around with a laptop its amazing how many unsecured networks are around...
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

^what he said.....laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

that's why PDAs are fun being evil way more discreet than a laptop
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