Re: Wireless routers...

[LeeUKHA <mailinglists@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I remember reading something recently about this....

http://mypipexhell.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/finally-a-response-from-pipex-27th-march/

Not really uncapped then?



> Phil,
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> I can recommend Pipex - I have used them for years without problems
and for
> the last year have had their Max service (8Mb straight ADSL only, no
'phone
> package, for £24.99pm) - I can't get the full 8Mb because of my
line, but
> get a constant 5Mb. There is no cap - just downloaded 5Gb today alone.
> Looking at my uptime, it shows 1678 hours at the moment - on a Vigor
2800
> wireless router, which I can also recommend.
>
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> Rodney Hall
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Phil Harris
> Sent: 09 April 2007 03:03
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Wireless routers...
>
>
> OK - I'm soon going to be in the position to start setting up my
network
> again somewhere new. I'll be moving away from the area so won't be
able to
> get cable (Booo!) which is a real bugger since next week I get the
pleasure
> of 20mbits here (with 100mbits planned for launch here soon).
>
> What I will have is the dubious pleasure of ADSL ... Thankfully
reasonably
> local to the exchange so I should get a decent turn of speed.
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> So - two questions if you guys wouldn't mind sharing your
experiences...
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> 1) Can you recommend a good service provider that doesn't cap their
service?
> I currently pay about £37 a month for unlimited 10mbit on cable
(that
> excludes any phone line rental and phonecalls) so I'm not too worried
about
> it being cheap. Contrary to their reputation NTLs service has actually
been
> *REALLY* reliable so that's important to me too. So, in order of
importance,
> uncapped, a decent turn of speed and reliable  ... All suggestions
> gratefully received. (Do providers dole out static IP addresses
anymore? I
> know NTL don't but my IP address with them hasn't changed more than
twice in
> 7 years.)
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> 2) Recommendations for a good wireless ADSL router? I really don't
care
> whether it's separate components for the Wireless AP, Router and ADSL
modem
> or whether it's an all in one unit but again I need something that I
can fit
> and forget - has to be reliable, give good wireless throughput and not
have
> a tendancy to toast itself silly in hot weather (so maybe separate
units
> would be better in that respect?) I have so much trouble with crappy
> wireless throughput and units that decide to toast themselves in hot
weather
> - I seem to get through a cable router a year nearly here and I've had
white
> and silver netgears, various Linksys, DLink and Belkins too, all the
usual
> PC World fayre! I don't do anything with VOIP yet and don't have a
huge
> desire to do so that's not high on my list of priorities but
reliability is
> - are Vigor still the dogs danglies?
>
> Cheers
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> Phil
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