need a router

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 16:08

hey guys,
was looking to get my second (or rather first) PC and my 360 onto the internet alongside my second PC. for which i know i will need a router.

however i am unsure which to get, my internet does not come through a phone line, but rather, the things they use to run Digital TV into a house...i think they are called co-axial ( :confused:

).
so i need a router that will utilise this (and am unsure which ones do...ie cable/ADSL etc) i have a budget of £30 maybe £40.

thanks in advance

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 18:01

Keeny1979 said:
is that cable or adsl

thats what i'm asking you :rolleyes:

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 18:02

divaboy said:
Sounds like cable to me

thats what i thought...the phone line ones are ADSL, am i right?

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 18:04

divaboy said:
Yep indeed

right...cable it is

thanks...oh, btw if its wrong can i have your address ?

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 18:22

divaboy said:
Ha ha , well easy way to work it out is how do you pay for the internet ?? and how much for what speeds ..............

:/ how do i pay...monthly...direct debit
too much for 2mb

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 20:39

Keeny1979 said:
dont you know who you pay your bills to?

asking me if its cable or ADSL isn't, in my mind asking me which ISP i'm with, if i knew what i were doing in regards to networking/ADSL/cable or what have you i wouldn't have needed to have asked such a bunch of tight arses.

not in refrerence to divaboy, thanks for the help mate, glad to see some people still give it without running people into the ground because of lack of knowledge

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 20:48

Keeny1979 said:
isp means nothing really as virgin do a cable and adsl.

Keeny1979 said:
dont you know who you pay your bills to?

then why did you ask?

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 20:55

Keeny1979 said:
cos your on here asking for help and we need basic info like cable or adsl as there are 2 types of router, and provider is a starting point when you dont know what you need.

i was asking you which type i need...what would be the point of coming on here and saying "i need a cable router, should i go cable or ADSL" :/

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 20:59

tolien said:
Because we were trying to work out what service you were on from the tiny bit of information you gave us, and knowing what ISP you were on would've given a bloody big clue.

You don't have to be a CCIE to be able to take a photo of the modem, give it's model number (it'll almost certainly be printed on it) or anything that would've given us a huge clue.

Civility costs nothing either - calling Keeny and I a "bunch of tight arses" isn't exactly the way to go, and no one's ran you into the ground...

then why does no one say"which ISP are you on mate, that would help us a bit", instead i get asked the question i just asked "cable or ADSL"

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 21:09

ffs >.< DP

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 21:09

Keeny1979 said:
ok my bad lets forget it now them ah looks like we have established it cable, lets get back to finding you a router.

can reccomend this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-052-LS&groupid=46&catid=116&subcat=730

or this depending on how much you want to pay

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-075-NG&groupid=46&catid=116&subcat=730

yeah, easy mistake to make, i've had a bad day at work, i apologise for my snappyness

and i forgot to specify 'wired' as i can't afford to buy a wireless card and the wireless reciever for my 360 as well

all three are in my room, so i don't need great range, hence why wired will do

vincent1989 · 28 Jul 2007 at 21:14

Keeny1979 said:
either of those will do wired and wireless so you can upgrade later

ahh i didnt realise a wired one could be either, i just assumed that wired did wired connections, and wireless was for wireless

p.s. this is much more helpful now