Cable Forum - View Single Post - Upgraded from Virgin L to XL broaband

jackanory85 · 22-04-2008, 15:04

Hi i have only been a member for a few weeks but from what i have read the people here seem to be extremely friendly and helpful so i was wondering if you could help me out.

I have recently upgraded my virgin bb from the 4meg package to 20meg only to find my mentor FR4 router is topping out at around 9meg, in the manual for the router it claims the WAN port can connect at 10/100Mbps so i assumed that it would have been suitable for a 20Mb connection. Is there a way to alter the settings to achieve full speed or is a new router required (I can get my full connection speed by connecting the modem directly to pc).

If a new router is required does anyone have any suggestions of a good brand/model. Also virgin are advertising a free wireless router for customers upgrading, do they provide a free wired equivelant for people who are not interested in wireless.

Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Mark.

22-04-2008, 15:04	#1
jackanory85 Inactive Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	Upgraded from Virgin L to XL broaband - new router suggestions please Hi i have only been a member for a few weeks but from what i have read the people here seem to be extremely friendly and helpful so i was wondering if you could help me out. I have recently upgraded my virgin bb from the 4meg package to 20meg only to find my mentor FR4 router is topping out at around 9meg, in the manual for the router it claims the WAN port can connect at 10/100Mbps so i assumed that it would have been suitable for a 20Mb connection. Is there a way to alter the settings to achieve full speed or is a new router required (I can get my full connection speed by connecting the modem directly to pc). If a new router is required does anyone have any suggestions of a good brand/model. Also virgin are advertising a free wireless router for customers upgrading, do they provide a free wired equivelant for people who are not interested in wireless. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Mark.