Moving to FTTC, Which Router?

Ok, Am with Be at the mo running a DG834GT with DGTeam FW.

I'm about to jump to FTTC via ADSL24 or IDNET. (Still trying to decide which one)

Am a bit out of the loop when it comes to the new stuff!

What router is the one to get at the moment? What are the favourites?

Budget isn't a major concern, providing it isn't a silly figure.

Needs good wireless, other than that all is good.

All opinions welcome.

ta.

Edited by Cruncher (Mon 02-May-11 21:54:42)

Does it need to be gig ethernet, or is 100Mbps OK?

Either to be honest, but the faster the better would be good. I do a fair bit of network transferring.

Just looking at me options at the moment,

What are you thinking?

http://www.dslsource.co.uk/View/NBG4604

Does not miss a beat, but do NOT use spaces in any wireless SSID. There is a persistent bug that will bite if/when you reboot the router.

Cheers

DrT

Because at 100Mbps ethernet there is a stupidly cheap Buffalo WHR-G300N/U. (Prices rising, though they often drop again - mine cost £23.56 with free delivery. Despite what the order system says, the free delivery was sent next working day and arrived the day after).

There are a few (happy users) around on these forums, but the gig equivalent seems to be a bit more troublesome. Something to do with shipping with a third-party firmware that gives trouble . See this thread.

I also used a Netgear DG834GT (ex-Sky) router for many years. When I went to BT Infinity I got a HomeHub 3 but missed the features on the Netgear so went for a Netgear WNDR3700

http://www.netgear.co.uk/service-provider/products/r...

Been absolutely rock solid since I got it.

In reply to a post by Cruncher:

Ok, Am with Be at the mo running a DG834GT with DGTeam FW.

I'm about to jump to FTTC via ADSL24 or IDNET. (Still trying to decide which one)

Am a bit out of the loop when it comes to the new stuff!

What router is the one to get at the moment? What are the favourites?

Budget isn't a major concern, providing it isn't a silly figure.

Needs good wireless, other than that all is good.

All opinions welcome.

ta.

if your desperate for one with a vdsl2 modem in the cheapest one is by far the one ive got (zhone)

@RobertoS Hmmm, worth looking at, whats the wireless range like, reviews dont seem too positive... Garden connection is a plus.

@Squirrel Well that looks the part, its it bad i do actually want one that looks nice?

Not overly fussed if it has a modem in, but that said i'm quite tempted by this...

http://www.technicolor.dslshop.co.uk/789_datasheet.a...

Thoughts?

I seem to remember there were only a couple of reviews, and the bad one didn't seem to be particularly reliable?

Anyway, my laptop has a 130Mbps maximum, and the other day I was in the garden 20-30 feet away from the back of the house, getting a connection speed of 52Mbps. Only browsing, but it was fine. (Before any wags jump in, no, I wouldn't have been browsing there if it had been raining instead of fine ).

Router is right at the front of the metal-framed house, on the first floor, at the opposite side to where I was rekative to the house in the garden.

Remember, it's returnable!

Maybe, i'll read them again later, i did only quickly scan the Amazon reviews tbh, and generally they can be quite random as to how good they are...

To be honest, at £30 its worth a punt isn't it.....

Anyone else got any options?