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lolly1963 · 17-02-2007, 08:54

Hi,
Virgin came on thusday to install cable modem (we were on 1meg wireless from tv drive)
What a balls up from the start! They said they would provide a free router, hat is now not the case! They have stopped sending them out because of problems with their routers apparently. They have told me to go and buy one and send them the receipt for refund.
We have a wireless desktop, new windows media 2005 core 2 duo laptop (vista upgrade applied for) and xbox 360 with wireless adapter (using at mo through someone elses wireless network unsecured!!!)
The chap at virgin recommends i buy the D Link one at pcworld for about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£45.
I dont know much about these things, would this one be ok? Or would you techie guys recommend anything else?
At the mo i have plugged in my Netgear Wired access point to the modem but think this is only capable of 1 meg as nothing is different.
I am beginning to think i should have left everything as it was and just plugged in the Netgear adapter in the laptop when needed, i am sooo frustrated.
What with the troubles with PC guard...aaarrgghhhh, i had it on Wednesday on my 1 meg running everything, reinstalled it again and it keeps telling me know i have to upgrade, when i know the bloody modem is running at 400mbps, due to plugging the laptop directly to it,'The Indian call centre was BLOODY useless last night and gave up, and reverted back to windows firewall and AVG.....HELP!!!

17-02-2007, 08:54	#17
lolly1963 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 37	Re: Recommend a wireless router please! Hi, Virgin came on thusday to install cable modem (we were on 1meg wireless from tv drive) What a balls up from the start! They said they would provide a free router, hat is now not the case! They have stopped sending them out because of problems with their routers apparently. They have told me to go and buy one and send them the receipt for refund. We have a wireless desktop, new windows media 2005 core 2 duo laptop (vista upgrade applied for) and xbox 360 with wireless adapter (using at mo through someone elses wireless network unsecured!!!) The chap at virgin recommends i buy the D Link one at pcworld for about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£45. I dont know much about these things, would this one be ok? Or would you techie guys recommend anything else? At the mo i have plugged in my Netgear Wired access point to the modem but think this is only capable of 1 meg as nothing is different. I am beginning to think i should have left everything as it was and just plugged in the Netgear adapter in the laptop when needed, i am sooo frustrated. What with the troubles with PC guard...aaarrgghhhh, i had it on Wednesday on my 1 meg running everything, reinstalled it again and it keeps telling me know i have to upgrade, when i know the bloody modem is running at 400mbps, due to plugging the laptop directly to it,'The Indian call centre was BLOODY useless last night and gave up, and reverted back to windows firewall and AVG.....HELP!!!