Wireless For Tiscali

BeeP · 11 Jan 2010 at 10:41

Hi,

My Mate has Tiscali (yes I know but he won't/can't move) & he is planning buying a laptop which means he now wants wireless.

Could anyone recommend a wireless router that will work with tiscali adsl please, I've been on cable for years & never had to deal with adsl so far. It just looked like a tangled mess to me.

Thanks in advance, his budget is "as low as possible" to quote him lol.

Rabtech · 11 Jan 2010 at 11:21

A quick check on the OcUK website yields the following: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-056-EX&groupid=46&catid=1595&subcat=1608

£25.53 + delivery

tolien · 11 Jan 2010 at 11:24

That doesn't have a modem, so it would be as much use as a chocolate fireguard.
Something like the Netgear DG834G would probably do but ISTR CPW giving out routers for nothing.

BeeP · 11 Jan 2010 at 11:30

Would he be able to use his existing modem with the 1st one?

Muel · 11 Jan 2010 at 12:00

I'm on Tiscali, just bought a Netgear DG834G V5 from the bay for £18 inc postage, won't arrive until tommorrow at the earliest though. I've heard nothing but good reviews about them though.

BeeP · 11 Jan 2010 at 12:24

Will have a looksie, cheers.

Wow looks like you got a steal there lol.

So would his existing modem from Tiscali work with the OCUK Router mentioned above?

tolien · 11 Jan 2010 at 13:42

It depends what the modem is. It's most likely either USB, in which case it's useless, or a router.

CooK1E · 11 Jan 2010 at 13:50

Don't let them send him the standard thing that they give away free. The missus has one and its shocking (its a Siemens - not sure of the model) As said above I'd get a Netgear DG834G, the latest ones come with a single click setup for novices. Otherwise they are pretty cheap second hand. Think we've only had a single one brick itself in the 40 or so that we have at work.

Muel · 11 Jan 2010 at 14:38

Siemens SE587? Yeh they're tosh. I'm using mine just as a modem and it's still useless.

BeeP · 11 Jan 2010 at 15:32

I think he has a sagem one & it looks like it is USB, he is bringing it tomorrow so I will see it then.

If it is USB, what would you recommend then?

tolien · 11 Jan 2010 at 15:37

Chuck it away and buy an ADSL router.

BeeP · 11 Jan 2010 at 15:48

So I'm looking for a modem/router in one.

Cheers

Any decent ones that spring to mind?

Would this work with tiscali http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-056-EX&groupid=46&catid=1595&subcat=1608 I think he has adsl, not adsl2 etc.

Sorry for being dim, cable seems so much easier lol.

tolien · 11 Jan 2010 at 16:08

Yes, though the DG834G mentioned already is an ADSL router too.
ADSL2+ is backwards compatible with ADSL. You'll be lucky to find a modem nowadays that only does ADSL.

Other than you'll need a username and password for the router, there's no real difference between ADSL and cable.
You're insulated from some of the hassle because VM give you a modem with an ethernet port on it. If anything, there's more hassle dealing with MAC addresses and cable modems...

EYEREX · 11 Jan 2010 at 16:09

I'm with Tiscali / Talk Talk used a Netgear DG834G for a few years without any problems, got myself a Linksys by Cisco WAG320N-UK the other day which also works without any problems

BeeP · 11 Jan 2010 at 16:41

Cheers all I will tell him to get the DG834G.

I'm not saying it's more hassle, I have never had to deal with ADSL before is all

Thanks again, I'll see when he wants to order.

CooK1E · 12 Jan 2010 at 13:08

BeeP said:
Cheers all I will tell him to get the DG834G.

I'm not saying it's more hassle, I have never had to deal with ADSL before is all

Thanks again, I'll see when he wants to order.

There will be more options within the control panel than on your cable connection due to the fact that you will be able to adjust the noise settings etc. We've found that letting the thing run its automated setup is much easier than buggering about with it yourself.