I’m very close to throwing my 6 month old BT Smarthub Type A out of the window as the internet connection drops out at least once every day. It’s predecessor lasted only 4 months and did much the same before it packed up altogether. I’m on ADSL2+ here with a mighty download speed of 8.5Mb.
The house is wired with Cat 6 and everything is wired to the network except for an HP Windows tablet that connects via a Devolo plug as the router has to sit upstairs and the wi-fi signal won’t reach downstairs. I’ve tried an old BT Hub 3.0 as a wireless access point but that didn’t work too well. Despite criticism of the Devolo type solution, it seems to work OK for the tablet. I run Kazoo on the tablet and its generally pain-free.
I’m thinking of getting a Draytek Vigor 130 modem that supports ADSL2+ and fibre for when us rural folk are eventually allowed into the 21st century.
Can anyone recommend a router – preferably a plug and play type as I'm not au fait with routers and networks? I’ve heard TP Link is OK as an alternative to a BT Hub but its important to make sure it’s also OK with the Linn network. Does anyone have one of these?
Any other suggestions – Asus, Netgear etc?
Thanks.
The house is wired with Cat 6 and everything is wired to the network except for an HP Windows tablet that connects via a Devolo plug as the router has to sit upstairs and the wi-fi signal won’t reach downstairs. I’ve tried an old BT Hub 3.0 as a wireless access point but that didn’t work too well. Despite criticism of the Devolo type solution, it seems to work OK for the tablet. I run Kazoo on the tablet and its generally pain-free.
I’m thinking of getting a Draytek Vigor 130 modem that supports ADSL2+ and fibre for when us rural folk are eventually allowed into the 21st century.
Can anyone recommend a router – preferably a plug and play type as I'm not au fait with routers and networks? I’ve heard TP Link is OK as an alternative to a BT Hub but its important to make sure it’s also OK with the Linn network. Does anyone have one of these?
Any other suggestions – Asus, Netgear etc?
Thanks.