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would this work with virgin broadband?

or is this adsl only?
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...2&category_oid=
cheers

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Good question.

Its description is a DSL router for CABLE customers, which is a bit confusing really.

Also, the tech specs are odd, it says its not compatible with most Windows O/S....very strange.

Take a look here.

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That will work fine :)

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some reviews here.....

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Philips_Wirele...B5600__6643645

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cheers,
would you recommend it? or shell a tenna more and get a more used one?

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Reading the reviews, I probably wouldn't get it myself. I'd recommend (along with many others on here), to go for a linksys or belkin. It will be money well spent :)

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I am not sure of this, it says dsl for cabel customers ..so cant predict..
I you are using virgin media, cabel internet connection..
go for linksys or belkin router
i can give some info on belkin routers..
if its cabel internet go for F5D 7230 or F5D 7231 or F5D 9230.
if its virgin from tel line ( ADSL ) internet connection go fo F5D 7632 , F5D 7633 or F5D 9630.
Above mentioned are model no for Belkin Routers, i am not sure about model no in Linksys routers

thnx

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Cable customers are DSL. Anyone using an ISP down a BT line would be ADSL.

Get Belkin if it is ten years old and it breaks they just replace it.

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What are you talking about, DSL technology is for Internet over telephone lines. Cable is completely different delivery system that is not tied to a telephone exchange.

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I have 2 Belkin routers. My first 1 was adsl becouse i was with bt. When i moved house i went to telewest (cable) and therefor i had to go get a dsl router.

adsl is for phone lines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADSL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSL

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Getting confused now.

Why the heck did i have to buy another router when i switched from BT to Telewest (Virgin)?

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Dsl in this instance stands for Digital subscriber line whereas Adsl stands for Asymetrical digital subscriber line.These terms are normally assigned to internet down a telephone line so I can see why there is confusion.

This has an ethernet wan so would connect to a Adsl modem with ethernet output or a cable router there is no modem integrated to this router

If you want the manual its here http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/s/s...05_dfu_eng.pdf


PCworld as usual sucks bottoms

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Still something not right here.
I am now wondering "why does my modem HAVE to be dsl because i am cable"

Adsl one never worked. Why?

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simply put it isnt

An adsl router would not work as it has a modem installed and does not have a wan port for your cable modem to be attached.
The router saying its a DSL/Cable would work with both if a adsl modem was attached to it via a wan port. The router in question is simpley a internet router with 4 port switch and wireless gateway it could not connect to the internet without a modem either cable or adsl connected to it.

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So in a round about way i am right in saying cable customers use a dsl and not an adsl?

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no read your wilki link dsl is when send down a phone line

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AAhhhh getting to grips noo. ABOUT TIME LOL. I see whats hapnin here now.

And also zing, something you said about pc world. That's the place i got it and those were the c**ts that said to change my router.