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Wireless router + eircom question

Surrender · 2006-12-09 15:36:02

My parents have an eircom broadband connection at home and my father has asked me to pick up a wireless router for him in the city. I have a cable router in my own house but the connection at home uses a usb plug-in for the bband connection. The Question is: Do I need to get an ASDL ruter or will a cable one do (assuming…

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09-12-2006 4:36pm

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Surrender

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My parents have an eircom broadband connection at home and my father has asked me to pick up a wireless router for him in the city. I have a cable router in my own house but the connection at home uses a usb plug-in for the bband connection.
The Question is: Do I need to get an ASDL ruter or will a cable one do (assuming the usb device is connected to one or the other). If anyone has any experience with this could they get back to me. Cheers.

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#2 09-12-2006 4:59pm
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PC world have an eircom starter pack with wireless adsl modem for only €24.99 (orange box) which is all you need , a cable modem is not suitable tech wise

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#3 09-12-2006 5:35pm
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many thanks

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#4 09-12-2006 6:00pm
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How long have your parents had the bb connection? Eircom have been giving out a wireless router/modem for a while now.

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