Anakin Flair 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2005 So my dad just got high speed internet, and now I find myself needing to get a wireless router to stay online. Does anybody have any sugestions on what kind to get? I want speed, but not to expensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dimensions 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2005 Get a Linksys...it's been super reliable so far for me and most of my friends have it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2005 Agreed. I only picked up a Linksys because it was the cheapest available, but it's worked like a charm since I've had it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2005 I'm with these guys. Whatever you get, make sure the parts match--wireless card to wireless router, unless your computer just has a default Intel wireless card or something in it. I just went through this, and Linksys worked out great. Buy from Best Buy; they've got big-time mail-in rebates. I particularly like the Speedbooster card and router, if you're willing to shell out a few more bucks. For the internet, the difference isn't very noticeable, but the extra memory makes file transfer--either straight downloading or peer to peer--much quicker. Don't get the D-Link DI-524, no matter what a good deal it might look like--it's bargain bin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2005 If you want good quality, go Motorola. Linksys is notoriously insecure, unless you're willing to set up WPA network encryption. Unless you don't care about people piggybacking on your WAN, in which case, go for Linksys. They're cheap and work decent most of the time. Just insecure and easy to crack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anakin Flair 0 Report post Posted June 15, 2005 I shudder at the fact that you all consider $60 cheap. But thanks for the advice, I'll probably end up going wiht Linksys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dimensions 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 If you want good quality, go Motorola. Linksys is notoriously insecure, unless you're willing to set up WPA network encryption. Unless you don't care about people piggybacking on your WAN, in which case, go for Linksys. They're cheap and work decent most of the time. Just insecure and easy to crack. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think that depends on where you live. The area where I used to live wasn't the most well off so I never worried about that and my connection never lagged down. And now, although we are in a much better area, the house are greatly spaced a part and no signal travels far enough to reach the neighbor's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 If I were you, I'd worry less about people stealing your bandwidth and more about people stealing your connection and using it to do illegal things Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dimensions 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2005 If I were you, I'd worry less about people stealing your bandwidth and more about people stealing your connection and using it to do illegal things <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anakin Flair 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2005 Thanks for the advice everybody. Got Linksys and I'm good to go. My god, this connection is a beautiful thing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
