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Got new wireless router and guff from o2 to connect to new bb connection.Just asking do i need to use their filters and cables as my filters are buried behind a huge cabinet.I already have cables for my net gear router so could i use those wires for new Thompson router.

Many thanks

The ones you have in place will be fine. Keep the O2 ones for spares. I tried the O2 filters and they weren't as good as my own, so they went straight back in the box. Where the O2 box itself now is as well - using Netgear for tweakability and better stability.

AND! - Ignore the CD.

Edited by RobertoS (Wed 09-Dec-09 12:47:22)

so really i just leave things as they are @ the moment then no need to change anything at all

The power supply may need swapping.

But which Netgear have you got? It may be better than the O2 Box, depending on the exact model and possibly version. Usually only about 3 settings to change.

the one that comes with aol is the one i got

That doesn't tell me. What model does it say it is on the label?

DG834G is the netgear router i have at mo

Version 4 is good on O2 LLU, Broadcom chipset, tough normally fractionally lower sync and throughput than the O2 box. That is easily compensated for as it is tweakable which the O2 box isn't except for forcing ADSL2 instead of ADSL2+.

Versions 1,2 and 3 are poor - AR7 chipset.

I use a DG834G v3 and it works fine. I am around 1.5 miles from my exchange and am on the basic, up to 8meg, package. My download speed is just under 7meg and my upload is .9 to 1 meg and these speeds are very consistent. I found the wireless performance of the Netgear to be a bit better than the O2 router (I got the Mark 1, in April 2008), so I've used the Netgear for the last 18 months.

During the first few (uncapped) days I got 9 - 10meg sometimes. Maybe I could do a bit better with a v4, but I am very happy with my 'up to 8meg' package at £7.50, especially since I just got an email offering 3 months free if I sign up for the next 12 months. Allowing for overheads, I'm getting my 8meg.

I didn't bother with the cd (mainly because I was on Windows 2000 at the time - I've upgraded to XP now). But yYou really don't need the cd.

how do i know what version netgear i have then