https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/Is-there-any-demand-for-old-routers-or-should-I-chuck-them-away/m-p/2043967#M44462 <P>Living in an old house of three former cottages in a row, divided by three foot thick chalk walls plus my office above the garage on the other side of the courtyard, WiFi connection was problematic !&nbsp; Many years ago, I solved the problem of internet access throughout the house by piggy-backing eight BT routers, stationed suitably around the cottages and in the lofts.&nbsp;</P> <P>The system worked well until anno domini set in, and I started having to replace them.&nbsp; Eventually, I looked around the market and found a much better alternative - a 'Deco 'system which just has four inter-linked wired stations which is fantastic - full flood wi-fi throughout.&nbsp; I should add four is overkill and&nbsp; I could have got away with three, possibly even two.&nbsp; But never mind, the wires were already in place and just needed connecting.</P> <P>That now leaves me with half a dozen old routers.&nbsp; Question:&nbsp; Are these old routers likely to be of any use to anyone these days?&nbsp; I am loathe&nbsp;<SPAN>just&nbsp;</SPAN>to throw them away if there might be a use for them by someone else.</P> <P>I would not want anything for them if I could find a home for them but I have no idea whether it would even be worth advertising them on something like eBay.</P> <P>Any comments would be welcome.</P> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:10:09 GMT shermans 2026-04-20T17:10:09Z https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/Is-there-any-demand-for-old-routers-or-should-I-chuck-them-away/m-p/2043967#M44462 <P>Living in an old house of three former cottages in a row, divided by three foot thick chalk walls plus my office above the garage on the other side of the courtyard, WiFi connection was problematic !&nbsp; Many years ago, I solved the problem of internet access throughout the house by piggy-backing eight BT routers, stationed suitably around the cottages and in the lofts.&nbsp;</P> <P>The system worked well until anno domini set in, and I started having to replace them.&nbsp; Eventually, I looked around the market and found a much better alternative - a 'Deco 'system which just has four inter-linked wired stations which is fantastic - full flood wi-fi throughout.&nbsp; I should add four is overkill and&nbsp; I could have got away with three, possibly even two.&nbsp; But never mind, the wires were already in place and just needed connecting.</P> <P>That now leaves me with half a dozen old routers.&nbsp; Question:&nbsp; Are these old routers likely to be of any use to anyone these days?&nbsp; I am loathe&nbsp;<SPAN>just&nbsp;</SPAN>to throw them away if there might be a use for them by someone else.</P> <P>I would not want anything for them if I could find a home for them but I have no idea whether it would even be worth advertising them on something like eBay.</P> <P>Any comments would be welcome.</P> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:10:09 GMT https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/Is-there-any-demand-for-old-routers-or-should-I-chuck-them-away/m-p/2043967#M44462 shermans 2026-04-20T17:10:09Z https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/Is-there-any-demand-for-old-routers-or-should-I-chuck-them-away/m-p/2043968#M44463 <P>How old are these items, and are they Fibre FTTC/FTTP compatible?&nbsp; If not, I would suggest you dispose of them, following WEE disposal regulations.</P> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:22:21 GMT https://community.plus.net/t5/My-Router/Is-there-any-demand-for-old-routers-or-should-I-chuck-them-away/m-p/2043968#M44463 jab1 2026-04-20T17:22:21Z