I'm on the point of signing up for a Broadband service after years of dial-up, largely so that I can work from home. I'm probably going to go with PlusNet.
Are you sure Plusnet is your best bet? What exchange are you on?
As Batboy suggests it's a good idea to check what's in your exchange (even if it is rural)
Use this link to Samknows and post the results for some ideas re. an ISP
As for a router get a Netgear (wireless) with a Broadcom chipset either 2nd hand off ebay or if money isn't an issue a brand new spanker out of a sealed box, probably the best thing to do if you are going to use it for work as well as leisure.
I am using PlusNet supplied Thomson 585v7. My main PC is connected by ethernet wire for speed. My backup PC connects by wireless as does my printer to cut down on the wire tangle in my office. My Set-top satellite TV box downstairs is also connected by ethernet wire to access BBC iPlayer, as it has no wireless but my media centre PC behind the TV is using wireless. My Android phone also connects by wireless.
All five will work at once quite happily although obviously sharing the connection slows down the speed for all.
Only problem I find after a year or so is that the router crashes more and more frequently. It used to be once in a blue moon but now more like once a fortnight. It gets extremely hot but I'm told this is normal.
Hope my experience helps. PlusNet customer service is excellent, far, far better than any other I've tried over the 15 years or so I've been using the internet.
Apprentice (knowledge is power)
Sun 23-Jan-11 19:12:51
It gets extremely hot but I'm told this is normal.
Try lifting one end up a few cms and support it so it stays that way, the air will circulate through it better.
Someone has their's standing on end but I would have thought it might be unstable like this, maybe there is something behind it stopping it from falling over
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