wireless router for AOL?

snow patrol · 8 Oct 2006 at 07:04

My uncle has AOL. He was going to cancel, but when he phoned up, they offered him a better deal, so he didn't (d'oh!)..

Any way, he's in need of a wireless router so he can use his laptop throughout the house. But i seem to remember hearing somewhere that AOL has problems with some routers - is this true?

Any recommendations gratefully received. Thanks

FunkyT · 8 Oct 2006 at 08:54

snow patrol said:
My uncle has AOL. He was going to cancel, but when he phoned up, they offered him a better deal, so he didn't (d'oh!)..

Any way, he's in need of a wireless router so he can use his laptop throughout the house. But i seem to remember hearing somewhere that AOL has problems with some routers - is this true?

Any recommendations gratefully received. Thanks

The NETGEAR DG834G will work perfectly with AOL: http://info.aol.co.uk/help/broadband/installguides/DG834G.html

This is their preferred router - perhaps they'll supply you one free of charge? It's available at no cost to new customers....

snow patrol · 8 Oct 2006 at 13:19

thanks. i'm familiar with that router actually, so it'll be a doddle to set it up for him.

Avalon · 8 Oct 2006 at 13:42

Ask if he takes a new 12 month contract will they give him the router or are they going to use the now famous 'New customers only' gaff...

LoadsaMoney · 8 Oct 2006 at 17:49

Yeah i got that Netgear router free when i upgraded to 2mb Gold couple of weeks ago, never had any problems at all with it, bog simple to set up, just plugged it in went to the config page, and did the auto setup, after about 5 seconds it came up with the username/password box, just banged in my AOL details and thats it was away.