A modem-router with a USB port?

Edward78 · 23 Jan 2009 at 15:51

Could I plug a USB modem into it & use it as a bridge.

Skidilliplop · 23 Jan 2009 at 16:05

if you have amodem router there would be no point... you either want a router with ADSL modem built in or an ethernet modem and a cable router. There are few router out there that take USB modems and it's usually cheper to get a router with modem built in.

Edward78 · 23 Jan 2009 at 16:08

Skidilliplop said:
if you have amodem router there would be no point... you either want a router with ADSL modem built in or an ethernet modem and a cable router. There are few router out there that take USB modems and it's usually cheper to get a router with modem built in.

Any way to check if mine will take a USB modem?

Skidilliplop · 23 Jan 2009 at 16:10

well it'll have a USB port on it, but you'd still have to install drivers and tbh I'd be fairly confident in saying it doesn't. Most USB ports on routers are for connecting PCs to not modems.

Rainmaker · 23 Jan 2009 at 16:26

What type of USB modem? 3G? The Billion 7402NX et al have USB ports for this purpose (either to share a 3G connection over the LAN wifi, or to use as failover for ADSL).

Edward78 · 23 Jan 2009 at 16:51

Rainmaker said:
What type of USB modem? 3G? The Billion 7402NX et al have USB ports for this purpose (either to share a 3G connection over the LAN wifi, or to use as failover for ADSL).

3G