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Router Recommendations?
04-03-2014 4:46 PM
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I've looked at a number of reviews and I'm struggling to work out which sub-£100 routers are going to give me a decent increase in range. They're great on which router is fastest but not so hot on which router works best at a distance.
In my ignorance, I'm not sure what information would be needed to make a recommendation, but my BB set up is pretty much vanilla (I certainly don't know enough to have changed anything) and we use a variety of hardware (Mac, PC, iOS and Android) that's up to 18 months old.
Please could you suggest some options for routers? I'm currently considering a Netgear DGND3700 N600 .. solely because the review I read mentioned a decent range.
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04-03-2014 7:38 PM
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04-03-2014 10:10 PM
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05-03-2014 1:47 PM
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@Hobo - that's pretty much my situation: router at one end of the house and the lounge at the other .. sounds like I somehow stumbled on the right router for the task
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10-03-2014 2:38 PM
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having a more powerfull router might fix the problem but it might also "not work in certain conditions" like bright sun or really cloudy and doors are closed
so in my experience its often simpler and cheaper to just get homeplug style extenders, certainly when there on offers and under £30 including delivery
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12-03-2014 12:13 AM
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put a cheap switch and an access point (for wireless) at the other.
Join with cable or homeplugs.
You can then have wired and wireless access at both ends of the house.
This will also work with fibre.
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
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13-03-2014 5:48 PM
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They also come with a GUI so you dont have to use the command line to use it.
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11-04-2014 8:52 AM
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I am in kind of a similar situation regarding using my Netgear router to join Pusnet. And am struggling getting my head round all this connecting stuff, and will maybe get into difficulties wireless wise if I make a hash of things. I note that one of the other guy's in here is using a Netgear router with no issues. Can you Please take a look at my post here and see if you can offer any help > http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,125944.0.html
Thanks very much, and I'm sorry for the thread partial hijack.
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11-04-2014 10:14 AM
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and report back if it works ! ...
Re: Router Recommendations?
12-04-2014 9:46 AM
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I, along with others came in here looking for help, not put downs or sarcasm.
If you can't offer any help then refrain from posting instead of clogging up the thread with rubbish.
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12-04-2014 2:26 PM
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So neither a joke or sarcasm.
Live and learn...
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantenna
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Re: Router Recommendations?
12-04-2014 3:54 PM
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My post was a serious attempt to help you with a suggestion that you could try.... however. if I see any further requests from you, I shall definitely ignore them
Glad you found it funny.
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