Virgin Media/Wireless Router

platypus · 20 Dec 2007 at 16:35

Looks like we're going with Virgin Media in my new house. Just wondering if anyone can recommend a good Cable Router, the only one I've had experience of is this[/url ] Belkin one, but not convinced I want to spend £100 on one. I can't seem to find any lower priced ones that support 1Gbps networking though

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I presume the VM Cable won't come with a wireless router?

Hmm - I've been browsing the VM site for a bit now and can't seem to find any prices for Cable without any of the other stupid packages. Anyone have any idea?

mrk · 21 Dec 2007 at 01:01

You can get cable on its own without having the other packages. I bought £29/month 20MB cable 102 days ago and nothing else

If you must have gigabit connectivity then your budget is where the decent routers are. If you can do with standard 10/100 then the Linksys WRT54GL is where the choice should ideally be

Avalon · 21 Dec 2007 at 09:36

It'll work out a fair whack cheaper to buy a WRT54GL or Buffalo unit and a dedicated gigabit switch than buy a gigabit router. Also with either of the above you have access to some superb firmware options in the form of DD-WRT or Tomato.

tolien · 21 Dec 2007 at 11:52

If you really want 802.11n and GigE in a single box, take a look at the Linksys WRT150N and WRT300N - both (or at least some versions, YMMV) will run at least some of the third-party firmware that the WRT54GL does.