Router advise

lokiguesty

lokiguesty

lokiguesty

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Hi all

our current router seems to be dying, it doesnt like to let devices (mostly our ipads atm) connect to it.

so im thinking that we should probably get a new one. we're using a thompson speedtouch at the moment that was provided with the internet connectoin a number of years ago.

i do a lot of online gaming, fps's and mmo's. we also stream movies via netflix and have laptops ipads etc that we connect to wirelessly.

our ISP is AOL, could anyone recommend a good router for our usage? i started looking at reviews but for every good one i could find there was one saying that they dropped connection every day and needed to restart so any first hand experiance would really be appreciated

thanks in advance.
 
KIA said:
Billion 7800N.
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Excuse me hijacking your thread.

KIA: Had a BT engineer here for nearly three hours today, finally got a partial 'Lift & Shift' today.:)
Ping gone from 60ms down to 10ms -15ms, so, I'm well pleased so far with things.

Got a 2750n, good speed,etc, & running latest firmware v1.5.1,but it seem it's being held back in performance compared to BT modem & HH.

Tempted to sell the 2750n,& use BT modem with a Billion 7800N, good or bad idea?

What would you do, maybe I should give it a few days for the line to settle down a bit before deciding.
 
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Nightglow said:
Got a 2750n, good speed,etc, & running latest firmware v1.5.1,but it seem it's being held back in performance compared to BT modem & HH.

Tempted to sell the 2750n,& use BT modem with a Billion 7800N, good or bad idea?
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Have you compared the sync speeds? What do you mean by performance?
 
Hi Nightglow,
I have the Billion 7800N and BT VDSL2 modem and it works superb, I have just added a Netgear Prosafe 8 port GIGABIT switch to give me added funcionality so I could add LAN cables for the upstairs room for my son wireless was OK for surfing but just could not cut the mustard for gaming which he does a lot of. But I get 37+Mb Down and 8-9Mb upload via LAN and 23/8 on wireless.

I am looking at upgrading the service to the 80/20 unlimited for an extra £5+VAT per month which as its also used for my business is handy.

Cheers.
 
I have a Linksy gigabit switch (SRW2016 I think), in the attic feeding all the rooms upstairs, living room & kitchen downstairs plus two printers & two sky boxes.
At present the BT modem, HH3 is in my den, with a single feed from it going straight up to the attic.

HH3 is useless for wireless, whereas 2750n has a superb signal & easily reaches the bottom of the garden.
Just trying to squeeze the maximum out of my connection, & unsure the best way to go about it.
Wondered if the Billion 7800n was a better option.
 
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I have a Linksy gigabit switch (SRW2016 I think), in the attic feeding all the rooms upstairs, living room & kitchen downstairs plus two printers & two sky boxes.
At present the BT modem, HH3 is in my den, with a single feed from it going straight up to the attic.

HH3 is useless for wireless, whereas 2750n has a superb signal & easily reaches the bottom of the garden.
Just trying to squeeze the maximum out of my connection, & unsure the best way to go about it.
Wondered if the Billion 7800n was a better option.

EDIT: Can some mod delete this double post:o.
 
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