Best Wireless Router

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

My broadband has been dropping in and out. I was going to get a new router anyhow as my tablet has trouble picking up the signal from 10ft away diagonal through the stairs , floor and 2 walls. I have looked at loads of best router sites and am no wiser, they vary from £30-230. I am using  4 ports on mine + the wireless. I am on talk talk with about a 2.4 max download speed. its just for web browsing etc. Not a heavy downloader. Phones ok but internet has been off a few hours. The indian call centre was very nice but of no help. Done all the normal reseting, changed filter etc.

What would you recommend ?

 

[Sidewinder]

Draytek every time!

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Model number please

 

[Steve3948]

Draytek 2830n

However it may just be your provider is oversubscribed.

 

[ProDave]

...I am on talk talk ..... Phones ok but internet has been off a few hours. The indian call centre was very nice but of no help. Done all the normal reseting, changed filter etc.

What would you recommend ?

Change supplier.

I had 18 miserable months with that provider.  The best they would offer when something did not work was "it must be a fualty router, we'll send you another"  I have 4 of the bloody things, it never made any difference, but even if they had just sent one, they would send another.

I ended up leaving them, still with non working broadband. I went back to BT.  Surprise surprise the broadband still didn't work when it went live eith BT, but ths time they actually responded to the fault and went and fixed it.

I don't know what relationship TT have with BT wholesale, but they are dead afraid of escalating the fault to BT because they get charged. The result is the customer gets carp service.

 

[Marvo]

I've always used Netgear switches and routers in both commercial and domestic applications and they've always worked well on the performance and the reliability side. Funnily enough the only router I had trouble with was at my house but we regularly have voltages in the 190 region so an alternative power supply sorted the problem.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

I have been with Talktalk (was Tiscali) for 12 years and this is the first ever problem. I was going to get a new router anyhow to get a better wifi in the house. The last few days  It seems to drop out  10 min after i do stuff on line .

 

[binky]

don't but Belkin - they're OK but not as good as other stuff

 

[Marvo]

If it's dropping out intermittently try a new power supply before you condemn it

 

[Steve3948]

I have been really impressed with my Draytek 2830n, since installing about a year ago now.

I have 2 Netgears and a Home Hub for stand-by should I need them, Home Hub never been opened.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

i have been recomended the Netgear dgn 2200 and it has good reviews ?

 

[Steve3948]

The Netgears I had used internal aerials, so I felt wireless range could have been better, the Draytek had 3 external.

 

[OnOff]

My broadband has been dropping in and out. I was going to get a new router anyhow as my tablet has trouble picking up the signal from 10ft away diagonal through the stairs , floor and 2 walls. I have looked at loads of best router sites and am no wiser, they vary from £30-230. I am using  4 ports on mine + the wireless. I am on talk talk with about a 2.4 max download speed. its just for web browsing etc. Not a heavy downloader. Phones ok but internet has been off a few hours. The indian call centre was very nice but of no help. Done all the normal reseting, changed filter etc.

What would you recommend ?

I have a working D-Link DSL-2640R siiting here doing nothing if you want it for nowt. My mate gave it to me. Quite legit. He's on TalkTalk and worse than me when it comes to computers. They gave him I think 3 maybe 4 replacement routers before I found it was a dodgy RJ-45 connection he'd made himself. I think it was steps on here who reckons it could be "reset" for another network. Yours if you want it.

 

[steptoe]

are you having the issue with BB in general or just wifi?

my wifi is pretty lacklustre so I simply plugged in a decent external aerial and all is good now,

BTW, talk-talk with [i think} a 3 or 4 yo router.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

No, the broadband is dropping out, the light on the router goes out. The wifi stays up

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

If it's dropping out intermittently try a new power supply before you condemn it

I think you were correct. being busy at work and the broadband behaving its self i forgot about this. It started dropping out again more and more until this weekend hardly any connection. Spoke to Talktalk  who told me a Brightspark engineer can call  at £50 unless its there fault, after several minutes she told me the earliest appointment  was  22 April, more than 6 weeks !!!!!!

Anyhow,  i had been doing a bit of work in the house altering some cctv and had a spare psu on the desk, the same output as the Belkin router one so i swapped them and instantly back on line. Swapped back to the original and it was just strobing through the ports in use, back to the new and on line again.

I still am going to get a new router tomorrow, probably a Netgear and i think i will try Maplins as they seem to know there stuff.

 

[philbas]

Well not sure about the router, but in terms of supplier I can't praise PlusNet to much.

I had to call for support last month, It was nice to talk to an English (Sheffield) call center and a very nice Lady that was prepared to throw away the script when she realized I knew what I was talking about.

The only complaint Is have is she refused my offer to marry her

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Got a Netgear router and all seems fine.

 

[steptoe]

just a question,

can i use my netgear branded router that I got from 'sky' on my talk-talk BB ?

do I need to change a load of settings?

I also have a buffalo one that is unbranded, would that be better? except its not ADSL.........

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

I know diddly sqwat  but from buying this , Virgin etc are different routers  from BT based providers such as BT, Talktalk, etc. Is it ADSL vs i dont know  

Is This any help    http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/view-adsl.html