20MB install on 3 september need help.

Hello all,
Im geting virgins 20mb service installed on 3 september & need some help. i know Virgin will give me a router, but if i need to get a wireless modem/ router, do i need to still use there router. ive never used cable b4 so not sure how it works, also which modem/router works best with Virgins bb. i need wireless for my PS3. thanks for any help in advance.

As far as I'm aware Virgin only provide the cable modem. You'll need to get your own router.

they do! you need to get a wireless router just nip down to your local pc store and ask for a 54g wireless router thats ok to work with cable NOT ADSL! (they're not compatable), then all you do is plug the wireless router into your cable modem, (blue cable from cable modem to WAN port on the back of the wireless router), setup the WPA security and away u go!

Your looking around �30 for a decent wireless router.

I listed one on here recently was only �25 someone asked the same question (do a search)

cheers for that folks, how hard is it to set up WPA security, is that to stop people picking up my wireless connection. if u use blue cable to connect to router what do i connect to my pc, sorry for sounding like an idiot but with my connection now its just a sinlge modem/router, also i use Vonage for making VOIP calls so where i plug that in, the modem or router,thanks again.

Edited by jamesgooner (Thu 23-Aug-07 10:57:12)

sorry Djinn, to sound like a fool, what do i connect to my pc, do i cannect the cable that comes with router from router to pc, thanks Simon. i found this one at PC Worl do u think it will do the job, cheers mate.

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yeah you use an ethernet cable to link from wireless router to your pc. Obviously the cable modem has already been connected to the wireless router..

that one sounds fine..

Thanks for that Simon, sorry to sound like an idiot, cant wait to get installed now & c if cable is much faster than adsl. cheers Simon.