In that case you should know that you should check facts before speaking. You have said (when talking about WEP)
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Virgin don't tell you this either, but as well as not being particularly secure, WEP isn't capable of carrying superfast broadband speeds. WEP can be hacked by someone with a mind to in under a minute. And because of the way it encrypts data, it simply can't be decrypted fast enough, and your service slows down.
And yet, Virgin supply routers set to this mode by default.
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My Virgin National (ADSL router) came switched on to WPA encrpytion by default, and the following comes from the Wireless G router help pages for cable:
http://www.virginmedia.com/help/wire...s.php#faq-ss-1
Is wireless Broadband secure?
Yes, Virgin Media Wireless Broadband uses the latest wireless encryption technology called WPA-PSK. Your wireless router is pre-configured with WPA-PSK as a default.
In addition you seem to be confused about why speeds drop from 'N' to 'G' if a router is set to WEP. However Virgin
do explain what you need for best 'N' speeds:
http://www.virginmedia.com/help/wire...outer-faqs.php
Getting the most from wireless ‘N’ technology…
Important things to remember to get the most from Wireless ‘N’ technology:
Full wireless ‘N’ performance can only be achieved on computers/devices that use the latest WPA2 wireless security encryption (such as our wireless ‘N’ USB adaptor). If your computer/device is only capable of using WEP or WPA wireless security encryption, the performance of these devices will be impacted
When setting up your wireless router, we recommend you select the ‘Enable WPA/WPA2 Wireless Security (enhanced)’ security encryption option (this is sometimes referred to as ‘Dual-Mode’ or ‘Mixed-Mode’) This will ensure maximum performance with WPA2 devices, whilst providing compatibility with older WPA only wireless devices