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what wireless router do you get with upc

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  • 08-11-2008 11:41pm
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    dunworth1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,326 ✭✭✭


    can anyone tell me what wireless router you get off upc


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    johndanielmoore
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭johndanielmoore


    dunworth1 wrote: »
    can anyone tell me what wireless router you get off upc


    When I got connected in July I got a Netgear WGR614. Better than nothing when free but I wouldn't pay for it.


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    Black_Knight
    Moderators Posts: 12,374 ✭✭✭✭Black_Knight


    This one
    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=306987

    or this one
    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=319190


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    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    The router supplied is indeed the Netgear wgr614. They supply this FOC if you are taking the 20meg package and charge €49.99 on their other two packages. As posted already, its fine if its free, but I have replaced a few of these for people using UPC BB. I find that the speeds are pretty ****e when using it. I have recently switched over some friends over to one of these and they have noticed far superior speeds since changing. Also port forwarding on these is a dream.

    These can be got in PC World for €40 which is a great price for a linksys router.


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    Black_Knight
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    We didnt order our BB with a router, UPC guy came, started lashing it in there. I kept stum and we got a free router out of it. It makes up for the sometimes poor speeds. Every now and again our 10Mb line will turn to a 1 or 2 mb line for a day or so. Very rarely though so im happy out.


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    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Black_Knight wrote: »
    We didnt order our BB with a router, UPC guy came, started lashing it in there. I kept stum and we got a free router out of it. It makes up for the sometimes poor speeds. Every now and again our 10Mb line will turn to a 1 or 2 mb line for a day or so. Very rarely though so im happy out.

    Just make sure that it does not appear on your bill at a later date. The tech guys fill out work orders for each job and they have to record all equipment supplied on each job. This charging for the router is only been implented over the last few weeks though. As you have said, they were giving them free with their BB all along.


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    Black_Knight
    Moderators Posts: 12,374 ✭✭✭✭Black_Knight


    It was on their site a €50 to get the router included at the time we got it installed. Thats a good few months ago now, doubt they'd ad it onto the bill after so many months.


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