New Router Advice

Saint · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:23

Hi all.

Been a long time since I bought a router, so was hoping for some advice here.

We have a fair few devices being used regularly in the house and since we bought a new tv, streaming on iplayer etc. is common and I don't think the current router can cope. It's getting on a bit now

Current provider: Sky (8mb I think)
Devices used: iPad, iphone(s), laptop(s), ps3 (all through wireless)
Budget: up to £100

Have been told to look at the 300mbps wireless routers, but unsure which one to go for.

Any recommendations would be great.

quish · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:39

Maybe Billion BiPAC 7800N 300 Mbps 4-Port Gigabit Wireless N Router can be had for around £100 new off the bay

Saint · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:42

quish said:
Maybe Billion BiPAC 7800N 300 Mbps 4-Port Gigabit Wireless N Router can be had for around £100 new off the bay

Thanks. Will take a look

liamcrane · 17 Feb 2013 at 18:43

quish said:
Maybe Billion BiPAC 7800N 300 Mbps 4-Port Gigabit Wireless N Router can be had for around £100 new off the bay

+1 have one myself and could not recommend it highly enough fab router

Saint · 17 Feb 2013 at 19:06

1 on the bay at £84.99 - worth considering?

liamcrane · 17 Feb 2013 at 21:02

Deffo i paid £120 for mine a year or so ago

quish · 17 Feb 2013 at 21:03

yeah sounds good they retail around £115, picked mine up off the bay for £80

You will have to extract your user name and password from your Sky router

info is here: http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/

Saint · 18 Feb 2013 at 10:28

quish said:
yeah sounds good they retail around £115, picked mine up off the bay for £80

You will have to extract your user name and password from your Sky router

info is here: http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/

Good stuff, thanks.

Seems that these routers are highly rated by everyone, judging by customer reviews on a number of sites

quish · 18 Feb 2013 at 10:37

Yes they are indeed, also they can be used on fibre, here is a couple of good links for setting up the router

http://www.increasebroadbandspeed.co.uk/

http://www.billion.uk.com/forum/

Rabtech · 18 Feb 2013 at 11:32

The Billion is good if you plan to upgrade to FTTC any time soon, if not have a look at http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-051-AS&groupid=46&catid=1595&subcat=

Pros:

Faster wireless than the Billion
Looks nicer
Supports NAS, Bittorrent, Media Server

Cons:

No ethernet port for FTTC upgrade
Just slightly over your budget

bledd · 18 Feb 2013 at 15:14

The new Asus firmwares let you assign one of the LAN ports as a WAN/FTTC port. I have both routers.

The Asus feels quicker on LAN, but I'd say Billion have better engineers working on the firmware.

Carl_Bennetts · 18 Feb 2013 at 18:45

I just purchased a TP-Link N600 with adsl modem. Great bit of kit. Solid contender i would say

Saint · 19 Feb 2013 at 15:06

Went for the Billion 7800N.

Thanks for the advice people

bledd · 19 Feb 2013 at 16:36

Latest firmware came out yesterday for it

http://www.billion.uk.com/esupport/...Article/View/322/79/bipac-7800n-firmware-106h

Update it, then reset factory settings.

Then setup the router.

quish · 19 Feb 2013 at 16:40

Saint said:
Went for the Billion 7800N.

Thanks for the advice people

you will be very happy with it

Saint · 19 Feb 2013 at 16:42

bledd. said:
Latest firmware came out yesterday for it

http://www.billion.uk.com/esupport/...Article/View/322/79/bipac-7800n-firmware-106h

Update it, then reset factory settings.

Then setup the router.

Great, thanks! I'll ensure I do that when it arrived