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Old Wireless Router.

cyrilclark1
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Old Wireless Router.

Now that I have upgraded to using the Plusnet Hub, is it worth keeping my previous wireless router - Thomson TG585 v8?
I am having a long overdue clearout of old routers, phones, cables, etc.
It is quite amazing what can be accumulated over the years!
Many thanks for any advice.
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Oldjim
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Re: Old Wireless Router.

Embarrassed Embarrassed
Sitting behind me on a shelf is a Netgear DG834Gv4 and in a box somewhere a DG814
cyrilclark1
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Re: Old Wireless Router.

Thanks for that Oldjim but could the Thomson TG585 be of any use if (when) the Plusnet Hub fails?
Oldjim
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Re: Old Wireless Router.

it could be but only on ADSL I believe
cyrilclark1
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Re: Old Wireless Router.

Thanks for that Oldjim.
I've just rediscovered my  Burroughs desktop calculator, made in France c1970s.
Now that is an old survivor!
Timalay
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Re: Old Wireless Router.

Quote from: cyrilclark1
Now that I have upgraded to using the Plusnet Hub, is it worth keeping my previous wireless router - Thomson TG585 v8?
I am having a long overdue clearout of old routers, phones, cables, etc.
It is quite amazing what can be accumulated over the years!

Many thanks for any advice.


I still have my old Linksys WRT160N on top my book shelf (had stop using it when I got fibre).  Never got round to throwing it away yet.
duncanbbd
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Re: Old Wireless Router.

I connected an old router to give me an extra few LAN wired ports Smiley